HEALTH experts warn that a sugary drink is on the rise and will soon be more popular than a Big Mac.
Bubble tea is a trendy blend of tea, milk, and chewy tapioca balls.
It comes in a variety of flavours and colours — making it a popular choice for TikTok videos and Instagram snaps.
Yet it can contain up to 800 calories in a single cup — the same as 50 sugar cubes and way more than a Big Mac’s 550.
Aisling Piett, British Dietetic Association, stated that the drink is frequently promoted as an “anti-diarrhea” “everyday purchase”Because tea is perceived as healthy.
She added: “It is aimed at pre-teens who see a fun, tasty drink with bright, fashionable colours.
“So we have a toxic combination of ‘Instagrammability’Young people with disposable income.
“That’s not to say people should never enjoy unhealthy things as a treat. But it is dangerous to normalise high calorie, but low nutrient dense foods.”
For decades, bubble tea has been a popular drink in Taiwan.
It was the first UK store to sell it ten years ago. There are now nearly 250.
Birmingham’s Bullring alone has four. Google searches for the drink in 2016 were ten times more popular than 2016.
TikTok videos featuring #BubbleTea have been viewed nearly three billion times.
I make my children McDonald’s Breakfast and Take-Out Tea. I don’t mind if people tease me.
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