Ice Tea, Fruit Juices, Milk Coffee Not only soft drinks are drinkable calorie bombs

Not just soda and cola: sugar-sweetened drinks promote obesity

Drinking a lot is not only important for health reasons, it can also be helpful when losing weight. However, the drinks should then not be full of sugar. Unfortunately, it is often overlooked that not only soft drinks, but also iced tea, fruit juices or coffee drinks can be true calorie bombs.

Some drinks help with weight loss

Certain drinks such as lukewarm lemon water, some teas or coffee with cinnamon may help you lose weight. But with a large part of the drinks consumed in this country, one achieves the opposite: sugar-sweetened drinks promote obesity. What is often not considered: Not only coke and soda, but also supposedly healthy drinks such as fruit juices or smoothies can be true calorie bombs.

The fact that tons of sugar are in soft drinks is known to most people. But even some drinks that are considered healthy, is a true calorie bomb. (Image: airborne77 / fotolia.com)

High sugar consumption makes you sick

Health experts warn again and again: Avoid too high sugar consumption. The sweetener can lead to enormous health problems such as tooth decay, obesity, high blood pressure or diabetes when consumed frequently.

Much sugar is added via sweet lemonades. Such soft drinks are often the cause of obesity.

"Sugar sweetened drinks should generally be drunk only in small amounts, because they contain many calories and can contribute to the emergence of obesity," writes the German Nutrition Society (DGE) on its website.

It is best to quench your thirst with water. Many - especially young - people but prefer to fall back on drinks with taste. The calorie content is often not thought of.

Unfortunately, many parents underestimate the high sugar content of popular foods and drinks and allow their offspring.

Numerous liquid calorie bombs

Also, "Energy drinks contain considerable amounts of sugar," writes the consumer service Bayern on its website. According to the experts, a can can contain up to 13 sugar cubes.

So-called lifestyle drinks, some of which are advertised to contribute to relaxation or support a sporty and nutrition-conscious lifestyle, also contain significantly too much sugar.

But there are many more liquid fatteners. Some of them are actually considered healthy drinks.

Dilute fruit juices to quench thirst

Fruit juices are considered healthy and are therefore drunk by many people to thirst quenching. But beware!

"Fruit juices provide vitamins, but naturally contain sugar," says the DGE.

"Therefore you should dilute these to thirst quenching (3 parts water and 1 part juice). The same goes for vegetable juice. The Schorle is also more welcome here. "

Many smoothies also have a high sugar content.

Some of them even contain as much sugar as in cola, as "eco-test" found in a study.

A glass of milk equals a small meal

Ice tea and many so-called sports drinks, with an average of four teaspoons of sugar per glass, are also not exactly among the slimming products.

Flavored Water is also not an alternative: a full bottle of 1.5 liters can contain almost 24 cube sugar cubes.

Even milk is not recommended to quench your thirst, because a glass full already corresponds to a small meal.

From too much latte macchiato, latte and other coffee drinks, which contain a lot of milk, is therefore also not recommended.

Fattening alcohol

Underestimated is the fattening alcohol.

"At 7 kcal / g, the energy content of alcohol is almost as high as that of fat (9 kcal / g). In addition, alcohol has an appetite-enhancing effect and can thus contribute to the development of obesity, "writes the DGE.

Nevertheless, every healthy adult is "occasionally treated to a glass of wine or beer, but not regularly and not too much".

Basically, the DGE recommends drinking or mineral water and sugar-free herbal and fruit teas to quench your thirst.

"In summer, a splash of lemon juice, fresh ginger or peppermint in water or fruit or herbal tea can provide for a change of taste", say the experts. (Ad)