People who want to lose weight should not drink coffee latte, be careful of side effects

Starting the day with a cup of coffee is the holy grail for many people!

Can you imagine? In 2015, a total of 2.85 billion cups of coffee were consumed. Many people love to drink coffee latte, believing that coffee latte with milk added to it can not only increase the flavor and have a high CP value, but also help supplement calcium and satisfy the desire for coffee.

But experts say, be careful not to ignore the risk of "calcium deficiency" the more you drink coffee latte for the sake of taste and cheapness!

Coffee latte made with milk tastes good and is popular. Be careful of the increase in calories if you add too much milk

The number of people drinking coffee is growing at an astonishing rate. As one of the three most popular beverages in the world, how many people know how to drink coffee correctly? In particular, many people believe that drinking coffee latte can supplement calcium.

Many people like to have a cup of "latte" when they walk into a coffee shop. It is so popular that it is almost becoming the spokesperson of the coffee industry! An associate professor of the Department of Biotechnology at Chung Yuan Christian University and an American toxicologist said that latte is a mixture of coffee and milk in proportion. The high concentration of hot milk and foamed milk retains a light coffee aroma. The sweetness of coffee combined with the foam of fresh milk makes it smooth and easy to drink, making it a favorite of many men, women, young and old.

However, the problem is that in order to make latte delicious, depending on the type of coffee beans, the proportion of milk added may be more than three times that of black coffee. This means that in addition to the possible higher calories, the original flavor of the coffee itself may also be covered up.

For example, a medium cup of latte is about 354 ml, which contains 266 ml of fresh milk and has a calorie content of about 176 calories, which is even more than the calories in half a bowl of rice.

Can drinking coffee latte supplement calcium? Experts: Be careful of increased concentration of calcium oxalate in urine

In addition to the taste, the reason why people like to drink latte is that it can supplement calcium and cover the bitter taste of coffee. In fact, drinking coffee with milk does not supplement calcium. Why?

According to past studies, oxalic acid in coffee is one of the risk factors for osteoporosis. The calcium in the human body is distributed in bones (98%) and blood (2%). When consuming foods rich in oxalic acid, such as coffee, tea, chocolate, etc., blood calcium will be excreted from the kidneys into the urine. The calcium concentration in the blood decreases, which will prompt the bones to release bone calcium into the blood to regulate the balance of blood calcium. This will increase the concentration of calcium oxalate in the urine. This is why some people drink too much coffee and develop kidney stones.

If you really want to supplement calcium through drinking beverages, you might as well drink black coffee first, at least half an hour later, and then drink a glass of milk. This is a good way to enjoy the flavor of coffee and properly supplement calcium!

Drink black coffee if you are losing weight, but don’t make the mistake! Add less sugar and milk to your coffee

So for those who are trying to lose weight, how can they drink coffee to avoid stepping on landmines and get the benefits of coffee? First and foremost, the most important thing is not to add sugar to coffee. You must drink black coffee because it has lower calories.

Remember, don't add sugar or milk to coffee just to make it easier to drink and reduce the bitterness. Doing so will significantly increase the calories, which will definitely not be good for weight loss.

If you don't want high calories and bitter taste in your coffee but want to prevent calcium loss, you might as well add some creamer balls which are trans-fat-free, low in calories, and help add flavor.

Although creamer or cream balls both have the word "milk" in their names, the main ingredients of most creamer balls or cream balls are vegetable oil (or hydrogenated vegetable oil), etc., and they do not contain milk ingredients. For users who are more sensitive to milk drinks, it will be another flavor option.

We remind everyone to learn to read product labels. For example, creamer balls are made from fully hydrogenated vegetable oil and are safe to eat because they do not contain trans fats. In addition, the Food Law stipulates that trans fats cannot be added to food. Any product that does not contain milk but uses creamer as its name should clearly be marked as "milk-free", and products with a milk content of less than 50% should be marked as "not primarily dairy".

However, the O label does not mean that there is no trans fat at all, so you have to understand the label. For example, the creamer balls used in coffee now no longer contain trans fat.

Therefore, it is recommended that you drink coffee with sugar, milk, and creamer balls as long as you don’t add too much, and enjoy the delicious coffee!