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Could your daily cuppa cause weight gain?

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Written By: Admin | Updated : August 22, 2012 5:04 PM IST

Coffee cupIf you are on a diet, coffee is not a good option. A new study has found that a daily cup of latte coffee can add around 4.5 kg (10 pounds) to your weight a year. The boom in high-street coffee shops is helping fuel the obesity epidemic in Britain, citing fitness trainers' body the Register Of Exercise Professionals (REPS).

A small cup of latte with full-fat milk contains 153 calories while a cup of black coffee with semi-skimmed milk has only 35. Even health-conscious people who avoid junk food do not realise how much fat and sugar they are drinking, said REPS, which carried out a dietary study of 2,000 British adults. It added that half of Britons are now classed as overweight or obese, and warned that the number will rise higher.

Source: IANS