Is milk tea really healthy?

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Bubble milk tea has become a drink that is well received by many people. However, what is the effect of drinking milk tea and is there any harm that is still a question of many people?

1. Some nutrition you get from milk tea

The appearance of milk tea was enthusiastically welcomed by young people. Therefore, researchers have taken samples for analysis to determine the nutritional composition of this food. Based on many analyzes, scientists statistic that in 240ml of milk tea contains:
120 calories 0g protein 1.5 g fat 28 g carbohydrates 0 g fiber 28g sugar This is with the average recipe commonly used by people. Use options when calling. However, each taste of calories and content of substances will be changed such as more sugar, more topping, .... At this time, a cup of milk tea can provide up to 200 calories. Although milk tea has folate, calcium, iron and selenium, it is only a very small amount even not enough to meet the body's needs.

2. Effects of drinking milk tea

Young people and even adults love drinking milk tea, not even eating main meals of the day, and drinking milk tea instead. For that reason, parents wonder what effect milk tea has? Does milk tea provide enough 4 main nutritional groups in the nutrition pyramid for babies?
Based on nutritional analysis research, it can be seen that milk tea provides a lot of calories and carbs, giving the body energy but very little health benefits. When drinking milk tea, you will receive 2 benefits:
Lowering blood pressure Green tea milk tea is a good drink for people with blood pressure. When using milk tea with green tea ingredients, the blood pressure index will decrease and the bad cholesterol will also decrease. This is the reason drinking milk tea can prevent some cardiovascular diseases and strokes.

Reduce the risk of cancer In the composition of green tea contains antioxidants that help prevent harmful free radicals. At the same time, green tea also reduces the risk of liver cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer or rectal cancer, due to the selenium content inside. However, not all milk tea recipes include green tea, so this effect may change if the recipe changes.

3. Dangers when using milk tea you need to pay attention to

There is no denying some effects when drinking milk tea but it is very small and does not cause many positive effects. What should we pay more attention to is drinking milk tea harmful? Bubble milk tea often uses sugar or condensed milk to create sweetness and that is also a risk for regular milk tea users.
The higher the amount of sugar in milk tea, the more it will affect the health of the user. This is the cause of overweight, obesity, diabetes or blood fat.... You will also face the risk of cardiovascular disease or liver disease or cognitive decline. For young children, in addition to being overweight, obesity also increases the risk of rickets, retarded children with long-term physical and intellectual effects.
Bubble milk tea is combined with many foods such as pearls, tea, milk, egg tarts.... so if you are allergic to one of them, it will be extremely dangerous. Not to mention if the source of the ingredients is not clear, you will still be at risk of food poisoning.

4. Solutions to limit the harmful effects of milk tea

The benefits of milk tea are too little while the harm is extremely dangerous. Therefore, you should replace a few ingredients to make a healthier and safer milk tea.
Reduce the amount of sugar in milk tea to a reasonable level Making your own milk tea can also make you feel better instead of buying ready-made ones. With these recipes, you can replace sugar with honey or healthy sweeteners to ensure that the food you make is still delicious.

Substitute skim milk Soy milk, nut milk, coconut milk or other healthy milks can be substituted for milk commonly used in milk tea. If you are allergic to milk this is also a great option.
Reduce topping when drinking milk tea The topping itself is also used a lot of sugar or less healthy sweeteners. So you may want to consider eliminating or reducing the amount you use. Sometimes the drink you choose is even covered with cream to create a greasy feeling. But those flavors only trick your taste buds into consuming food, but they actually make you lose weight control pretty quickly.
Thus, you can drink milk tea according to your preferences in combination with the information above to balance the ingredients. Although milk tea is always a unhealthy food, if you use it infrequently, it will not affect the body too much.

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Reference source: webmd.com