Doctor issues major warning over 'healthy' drink as bad as Coca-Cola

A diabetes expert has issued a major warning over a supposedly healthy drink that can be as bad for you as Coca-Cola. 

Dr David Cavan, consultant endocrinologist at University Hospitals Dorset, says many are in the dark about the shocking amount of sugar contained in a popular breakfast go-to. 

In fact, he says, some variants could have as much sugar as a can of soda - a whopping nine teaspoons. 

Fruit smoothies - though widely believed to be a 'healthy' beverage - are packed with sugar, Dr Cavan explained.    

'Any fruit, when turned into a smoothie, becomes a very sweet drink, albeit with some fibre in it,' he said...
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