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Re:Milk Tea Addiction by slothtrop on Monday October 02, 2023 @09:31AM (#37737832)
And sugar, and fat, if this is the milk tea I'm thinking of (aka bubble tea / boba tea)
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Re:Milk Tea Addiction by londons_explore on Monday October 02, 2023 @09:39AM (#37737945)
lots of sugar. A typical large bubble tea contains 11 spoons of sugar. The total recommended sugar consumption in all foods and drinks is 7 spoons.

And plenty of studies have linked excess sugar with depression [1]

[1]: https://www.webmd.com/diet/what-to-know-about-sugar-and-depr....

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Re:Milk Tea Addiction by slothtrop on Monday October 02, 2023 @10:23AM (#37738524)
Yes. Some vendors allow you to control the sugar content, at least. I had ordered a drink with "light" sugar once (1/4 of normal amount) and it still tasted plenty sweet to me, and probably still topped at 350-400 calories. I usually never drink my calories.
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Re:Milk Tea Addiction by uoaei on Monday October 02, 2023 @09:34AM (#37737876)
It's often a social event too so could be related to the "addiction" of hanging out with friends.
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