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With Christmas FM back on the radio and the Coca-Cola ad returned to TV, the festive season is officially under way.

But while many dread this time of year for the effects it can have on one’s waistline, an abundance of chocolate, pudding and wine may well be the least of our worries.

As part of a growing annual tradition, major coffee chains like Starbucks, Costa Coffee and Caffè Nero have updated their menus to include a range of delicious but sugar laden holiday beverages.

In nutritional terms, the most offensive of these drinks contains almost 300 calories and over 50g of sugar – that’s 15 percent of the average woman’s daily calorie allowance and twice her recommended intake of the sweet stuff.

Here’s what to look out for in Starbucks, Costa and Caffè Nero this Christmas:

Starbucks: 

 

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Fudge Hot Chocolate (tall): 287kcal, 31.1g sugar, 11.9g fat.

Toffee Nut Latte (tall): 268kcal, 30g sugar, 11.1g fat.

Eggnog Latte (tall): 248kcal, 32.1g sugar, 10.7g fat.

Gingerbread Latte (tall): 265kcal, 29.3g sugar, 10.7g fat.

 

Caffè Nero:

 

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Tiramisu Hot Chocolate (regular): 291kcal, 50.9g sugar, 5.1g fat.

Tiramisu Latte (regular): 143kcal, 22.4g sugar, 2.8g fat.

 

Costa Coffee:

 

Time for a Christmas pit stop? You can’t go wrong with an Amaretti Latte.

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Mint Hot Chocolate (primo): 273kcal, 31g sugar, 10.2g fat.

Black Forest Hot Chocolate (primo): 247kcal, 25.3g sugar, 25.3g fat.

Orange Hot Chocolate (primo): 241kcal, 25.3g sugar, 10g fat. 

Toasted Marshmallow Hot Chocolate (primo): 224kcal, 19.9g sugar, 10g fat.

Honeycomb Latte (primo): 217kcal, 23.4g sugar, 9.9g fat.

Gingerbread Latte (primo): 169kcal, 11.6g sugar, 9.3g fat.

Lindt Hot Chocolate (one size): 163kcal, 16g sugar, 6.3g fat.

Amaretti Latte (primo): 160kcal, 12.1g sugar, 8.9g fat.

Salted Caramel Cappuccino (primo): 64kcal, 8.8g sugar, 0.8g fat.  

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We normally hear about the dangers of drinking a can of coke everyday, and generally, fizzy drinks are a big no-no because of their high sugar content.

But now, as it turns out our cup of high street coffee is waaaay worse. Three times worse, in fact.

A charity called Action on Sugar performed an analysis on 131 hot flavoured drinks from various coffee shops you'd see on the high street.

They found that 98 percent of the drinks tested would receive a red label for nutritional value since the content of sugar is so high.

The drink with the highest sugar content is Starbuck's venti hot mulled fruit with grape, chai orange and cinnamon. While this drink might make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside, it has a shocking 25 spoons of sugar in it.

A Starbuck's venti white chocolate mocha with cream has 18 spoons, while a regular hot chocolate has 15 spoons of sugar.

Costa cafe isn't much better, with an average of 9 spoons of sugar in each drink – the same as a can of Coke.

Graham MacGregor, the chairman of Action on Sugar, commented: "This is another example of the scandalous amount of sugar added to our food and drink. No wonder we have the highest rates of obesity in Europe."

So it might be time to stop your habit of that daily latte. Sorry, ladies… 

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