95% of middle school students drink sugary beverages every day; one cup of bubble tea can add 2 kg per month
(Comprehensive report) The Health Promotion Administration of the Ministry of Health and Welfare released a new survey today: 95% of junior high school students drink at least one sugar-sweetened beverage every day, and as many as 55% drink at least 2 a day. A 700-milliliter cup of bubble tea has as many as 550 kilocalories, equivalent to the calories of 28 sugar cubes, making it easy to take in too many calories, leading to overweight and obesity and increasing the risk of chronic disease. The public is advised to drink more plain boiled water, which saves money, cools you down, quenches thirst and is healthy.
The Health Promotion Administration's 2012 (Republic of China year 101) "Junior High School Student Health Behavior Survey" (valid sample size 6,373) showed that 95% of junior high school students drink a sugar-sweetened beverage at least once a day; those who drink 2 a day account for 55% of all students. And according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare's "Nutrition and Health Status Change Survey": adults take in an average of 141 kilocalories a day from sugar-sweetened beverages, high school students 200 kilocalories, junior high school students 156 kilocalories, and elementary school students 119 kilocalories. This shows that junior high and high school students are the largest group consuming sugar-sweetened beverages.
Skip 1/4 cup of bubble tea one day a week to lose 1 kilogram a year
The Health Promotion Administration points out that on average, simply skipping 150 kilocalories of sugar-sweetened beverages one day a week (about equal to one can of latte coffee or 1/4 cup of bubble tea) can help a person lose an average of 1 kilogram a year.
1. "A glass of water when you get up": The body has taken in no water all night long, so after getting up, first drink a 500-milliliter glass of warm boiled water to promote gastrointestinal motility and prevent constipation;
2. "A glass of water with meals": Whether eating at home or out, prepare a 500-milliliter glass of water on the table to help intestinal digestion, replacing sugar-sweetened beverages to avoid taking in too many calories;
3. "Bring water when you go out": Prepare a water bottle of 500 milliliters or more and carry it with you when exercising outdoors to replenish water at any time, increase blood circulation during exercise, and avoid dehydration;
4. "Water that tastes good": You can add a little lemon and various fresh fruits to plain boiled water, or add tea leaves to make cold-brewed tea;
5. "1,500 of water": Develop the good habit of drinking at least 1,500 milliliters of plain boiled water a day, and drink it in multiple servings, slowly; drinking too fast or too hastily, or too much at once, can instead cause physical discomfort.