Find out how much sugar you’re gulping down at the local mamak

Now that the World Cup is in full swing, there will be ever more Malaysians just hanging out at mamak stalls in the dead of night waiting to catch their favourite teams duke it out on those jumbo screens most mamak stalls seem to have. And what better way to pass the time with your mates than to have a piping hot glass of teh tarik, or kopi o ais, or Neslo … or six?

Online health community Healthworks, in cooperation with the Malaysia Dietitians’ Association, has released a handy infographic letting you know exactly how many calories you’re consuming with every frothy cup of hot sugary goodness. How many teaspoons of sugar goes into your Milo Dinosaur? How close to diabetic oblivion will you get if you down more than three glasses of sirap bandung? The answers are all here:

 

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