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06-30-2004, 08:15 AM
Is Your Coffee Making You Fat?
SEATTLE - Gary Lass didn't think twice before ordering his usual Starbucks grande mocha Frappuccino one sunny afternoon.
"I drink too many of these, and they're not good for me," the 63-year-old admitted a bit sheepishly as he sipped the 420-calorie chocolate, coffee and whipped cream concoction. "I always wish I hadn't afterward, but my craving overcomes common sense."
It may seem counterintuitive to say that coffee is fattening -- and, indeed, a regular cup of joe at Starbucks has just 10 calories. But add a little milk, a splash of chocolate or a squirt of whipped cream and things can get considerably more caloric.
A 16-ounce nonfat latte weighs in at a meager 160 calories, but the same size mocha -- with whole milk and whipped cream -- jumps up to 400 calories.
The sweet, summery frozen drinks can be even more tempting -- and sinful. The largest Java Chip Frappuccino tips the scales at 650 calories -- 50 calories more than a Big Mac -- and contains 25 grams of fat, compared with 33 grams for the Big Mac.
Surprised that your afternoon coffee break can be so caloric? Diane Javelli, a clinical dietitian with the University of Washington in Seattle, said many people do not count the calories they slurp, whether it's coffee, juice or soda.
Read the rest HERE (http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040630/ap_on_he_me/fit_sinful_starbucks_4)
NOTE: EDITED BY ThomasIsUnderrated to comply with board policy. (Read post below)
SEATTLE - Gary Lass didn't think twice before ordering his usual Starbucks grande mocha Frappuccino one sunny afternoon.
"I drink too many of these, and they're not good for me," the 63-year-old admitted a bit sheepishly as he sipped the 420-calorie chocolate, coffee and whipped cream concoction. "I always wish I hadn't afterward, but my craving overcomes common sense."
It may seem counterintuitive to say that coffee is fattening -- and, indeed, a regular cup of joe at Starbucks has just 10 calories. But add a little milk, a splash of chocolate or a squirt of whipped cream and things can get considerably more caloric.
A 16-ounce nonfat latte weighs in at a meager 160 calories, but the same size mocha -- with whole milk and whipped cream -- jumps up to 400 calories.
The sweet, summery frozen drinks can be even more tempting -- and sinful. The largest Java Chip Frappuccino tips the scales at 650 calories -- 50 calories more than a Big Mac -- and contains 25 grams of fat, compared with 33 grams for the Big Mac.
Surprised that your afternoon coffee break can be so caloric? Diane Javelli, a clinical dietitian with the University of Washington in Seattle, said many people do not count the calories they slurp, whether it's coffee, juice or soda.
Read the rest HERE (http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040630/ap_on_he_me/fit_sinful_starbucks_4)
NOTE: EDITED BY ThomasIsUnderrated to comply with board policy. (Read post below)