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By itself, coffee can be a diet-friendly breakfast drink. The caffeine in it helps boost your metabolism and burn fat. Unfortunately, most people shy away from drinking black coffee and its bitter taste, opting instead to add flavored syrups, sugar, or creamer to their morning brew to make it sweeter.
Unfortunately, that can also make it the opposite of diet-friendly.
With that in mind, keep reading for the scary reason you should never use creamer in your coffee!
By now, most of us know to avoid the sugar-heavy menu items at our favorite coffee chains, but it's also important to pay attention to what goes into your coffee when you're making it at home.
If you regularly use creamer and typically more than one cup of coffee a day, you might not realize exactly what you are consuming--and how that can impact your diet.
Nikola Djordjevic, MD, a board certified family physician and medical advisor to Health Careers, told Byrdie: "A vast majority of coffee creamers contain water, sugar, and hydrogenated oil we know as a trans fat."
Already, it's clear that creamer is not exactly a healthy addition to your regular diet. Djordjevic continued, "We consume trans fats when we eat animal products; however, if we take too much of trans fats, we’re putting ourselves at risk of raising LDL (or 'bad' cholesterol)."
The added sugar in most coffee creamers is also a problem. Adding a sugary coffee creamer to your cup of coffee, which could have up to 5 grams of sugar per serving, can really add up--especially if you are having more than one cup.
According to Healthline, woman should limit their daily sugar intake to 25 grams and men should limit theirs to 37.5 grams, so it's definitely important to keep added sugars in moderation.
Instead, pick out a milk (or plant-based dairy alternative) to take the place of your coffee creamer. It's a much healthier option. Plus, by adding some stevia to your coffee, you can achieve a slightly sweeter taste without worrying about its impact on your diet.
