Coffee latte has a lot of calories and will ruin your weight loss efforts! Be careful not to supplement calcium but lose calcium

Starting your day with a cup of coffee, it can be said that coffee is the holy grail for many people! Can you imagine? In 2015, a total of 2.85 billion cups of coffee were consumed in Taiwan. Many people love to drink coffee latte, believing that coffee latte with milk added not only enhances the flavor and has a high CP value, but also helps supplement calcium and satisfy the craving 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 to take advantage of the situation!

Coffee and milk make coffee latte, which tastes good. Be careful of the increase in calories if you add too much milk.

The coffee drinking population is growing at an astonishing rate. Coffee is one of the three most popular beverages in the world. How many people know how to drink coffee correctly? In particular, there are many people who hold the idea that "drinking coffee latte can supplement calcium" and believe it firmly. 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! Zhao Mingwei, 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: Beware of increased concentrations 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 up the bitter taste of coffee. In fact, drinking coffee with milk does not supplement calcium at the same time. Why?

In fact, drinking coffee with milk does not supplement calcium at the same time.

For people who are trying to lose weight, how can they drink coffee to avoid potential pitfalls and get the benefits of coffee? First and foremost, you cannot add sugar to coffee. You must drink black coffee because it has lower calories.

Professor Zhao Mingwei said that according to past studies, oxalic acid in coffee is one of the risk factors for osteoporosis. The human body's calcium is distributed in bones (98%) and blood (2%). When oxalic acid-rich foods are consumed, 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 by drinking beverages, you might as well drink black coffee first, and then drink a glass of milk at least half an hour later. This is a smart way to enjoy the flavor of coffee and supplement calcium correctly!

If you are losing weight, you should drink black coffee, but don’t step on the landmine! Drink less sugar and milk in coffee

So for people 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, you cannot 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.

I would like to remind everyone to learn how 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, Taiwan's food law stipulates that trans fats cannot be added to food. Any product that does not contain milk but uses creamer as its product name should be clearly labeled "does not contain milk", and those with a milk content of less than 50% should be labeled "mainly non-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!