When discussing reducing sweet foods in the diet, we often forget that some drinks have no less sugar than candy, cookies, and pastries. Let's take a deeper look.
Dr. Marina
Sugar in liquid form
Liquid sugar is what we call any sweet beverage. These primarily include sugary sodas but also tonics, smoothies, punches, lemonades, juices, iced tea, energy drinks, coffee drinks, and other drinks that contain:
- Corn syrup
- Dextrose
- Fructose
- Lactose
- Glucose
- Sucrose
- Honey
- Brown sugar
- Unrefined sugar
They are all high in calories yet can be consumed quickly, adding hundreds of extra calories to our daily diet.
There are about 40 kcal and 10 g of sugar in 100 ml of cola. A 100 ml of store-bought juice has about 45-55 kcal and 10-13 g of sugar; a latte can have 300 kcal and 20 g of sugar.
Alcohol
High sugar levels can be found in alcoholic beverages as well. Consumption of alcohol can be a heal...
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