Rumor debunked: Drinking too much milk tea will clog your blood vessels?

Milk tea is the "life-saving water" of today's young people. Some people want to drink milk tea but are afraid of gaining weight, so they will mark it as sugar-free to deceive themselves. Although they know that milk tea is unhealthy, they can't help but queue up to check in at the newly opened Internet-famous milk tea shops.

Both milk and tea are healthy, so why is milk and tea unhealthy? Put down the cup in your hand first, today Xiao Ke will talk about it.

Milk tea ≠ milk + tea

Milk is a calcium supplement and tea is good for health, but how can milk tea be considered an unhealthy product? The problem lies in the rich additives in milk tea. In addition to sugar, non-dairy creamer is often added to enhance the flavor.

Non-dairy creamer is a compound ingredient made of hydrogenated vegetable oil, protein, flavor and other raw materials. It was first used in coffee companion. It is a powder that replaces milk. It does not need to be refrigerated and is easy to use. It has been widely used in milk tea, coffee, cakes, bread and other products.

It has good water solubility and foaming properties. When used in coffee, it can improve the color of coffee, soften the taste of coffee, and increase the smoothness. When used in milk tea, it can greatly increase the milk flavor. When used in cakes, it can make the taste more delicate and improve elasticity. When used in biscuits, it can make them crispy. Not only that, as an additive, hydrogenated vegetable oil can also extend the shelf life of pastries.

Will drinking too much milk tea clog your blood vessels?

Some people say that the non-dairy creamer in milk tea ingredients will clog blood vessels and be harmful to the human body. Xiao Ke: False.

The hydrogenated vegetable oil contained in non-dairy creamer can easily produce trans fatty acids, which are difficult to metabolize and can induce vascular sclerosis and increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. Try not to drink too much milk tea for a long time.

However, from a national level, the total trans fatty acid content in all the food we eat is still below the limit set by the World Health Organization. So there is no need to worry too much about the intake of trans fatty acids, nor to panic about non-dairy creamer.

Will milk tea’s high sugar content cause cancer?

Milk tea comes in different types: normal sugar, half sugar, and low sugar. A cup of milk tea with normal sweetness contains about 35g of sugar, and some may even contain up to 50-60g, which has reached the upper limit of added sugar set by the World Health Organization.

Regular consumption of sugary drinks may suppress the feeling of fullness and lead to excessive energy intake, thereby increasing the risk of obesity. Obesity is one of the risk factors for many chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes and cancer. However, there is currently no scientific evidence to say that milk tea can cause cancer.

Which groups of people are not recommended to drink milk tea?

Milk tea is a tea drink, so it is inevitable that it contains caffeine. This is why many people report that after drinking a cup of milk tea, they feel anxious and trembling, or even suffer from insomnia at night. In fact, it is all due to the caffeine.

Caffeine can make people excited, so pregnant women, children and people with cardiovascular diseases should be careful. In addition, for people with high stress, staying in an excited state for a long time may increase anxiety.

Excessive caffeine intake can also lead to problems such as reduced bone density and osteoporosis. Women with fair skin, light weight, and less outdoor exercise are often prone to osteoporosis and should stay away from caffeinated drinks.

For teenagers, long-term intake of excessive sugar may cause obesity, tooth damage and other problems, and may also form a habit of not liking to drink water.

Although milk tea tastes good, when the extreme consumption pattern of frequent milk tea drinking is combined with a lifestyle of little exercise and staying up late, the risk factor of drinking milk tea becomes high.

Basically, milk tea is just a sweet drink with little nutrition. You can have it occasionally, but don't make it a habit. It's not good to get drunk on it.

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