Some high street coffee shops are putting dangerously high levels of sugar in their drinks, according to a campaign group.
Action on Sugar carried out tests on more than 100 popular hot drinks and found some had as much as 25 teaspoons of sugar in per serving.
A third of the hot drinks tested contain the same amount or more sugar than Coca Cola - which contains nine teaspoons of sugar per can, a spokesman said.
The drinks assessed included flavoured coffees, mochas and lattes, hot fruit drinks and hot chocolates among others which are widely bought from some of the UK's best known coffee shops and fast food chains. Full story...
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Action on Sugar carried out tests on more than 100 popular hot drinks and found some had as much as 25 teaspoons of sugar in per serving.
A third of the hot drinks tested contain the same amount or more sugar than Coca Cola - which contains nine teaspoons of sugar per can, a spokesman said.
The drinks assessed included flavoured coffees, mochas and lattes, hot fruit drinks and hot chocolates among others which are widely bought from some of the UK's best known coffee shops and fast food chains. Full story...
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