'Shocking' sugar levels in High Street hot drinks,

[annie]

There are "shocking" amounts of sugar in some hot drinks sold in High Street cafes, a campaign group has warned.

Action on Sugar analysed 131 hot drinks and found a third contained at least as much sugar as a can of Pepsi or Coca-Cola, which contains nine teaspoons.

The charity said in some of the worst cases the drinks contained 20 or more teaspoons of sugar.

Coffee shop chains Starbucks, Costa and Caffe Nero said they were committed to reducing sugar content in their drinks.

The drinks assessed included flavoured coffees such as mochas and lattes, hot fruit drinks and hot chocolates from coffee shops and fast food chains.

The charity found that 98% of the drinks tested would receive a red nutritional value label for high sugar content.

The recommended maximum intake of added sugar per day for those aged 11 and over is about 30g or seven teaspoons, the NHS says

. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-35593007

[maureenho]

That is a lot of sugar, whatever happened to an ordinary cup of coffee and have to choice to add any sugar if you wanted it.

[wendy]

I would not be able to drink anything with so much sugar.
It makes me feel sick to think of it.

[Rosalind]

Far too much sugar, I do not take sugar in anything I drink. Surely it is up to the customer to put their own sugar in if they choose to.