Start your day with a coffee from one of the major chains? You could be drinking up to 25 teaspoons of sugar in one drink, according to new research.

Campaign group Action on Sugar has studied hot drinks made by big name outlets including Starbucks, Costa and Caffe Nero and found that single drinks can contain as much as 99 grams of sugar. To know more stuff about commercial coffee makers click on https://greatcoffeebrewers.com/best-commercial-coffee-makers/.

Starbucks’ hot mulled grape with chai, orange and cinnamon was the worst offender, containing 25 teaspoons of sugar – more than three times the maximum adult daily intake of free sugars, which is seven teaspoons a day.

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Costa came next, with its chai latte containing 20 teaspoons, while Starbucks’ white mocha was third with 18 sugars per drink.

The group, which assessed 131 drinks, said 98 per cent of flavoured beverages would receive a ‘red’ (high) label for excessive levels of sugars per serving – with 35% containing the same amount or more sugar than a can of Coca Cola.

Across all “out-of-home hot drinks” surveyed, 55 per cent contain the equivalent, or more than, the maximum daily recommended amount of sugars.

Kawther Hashem, registered nutritionist and researcher for Action on Sugar, said: “Coffee shop chains must immediately reduce the amount of sugar in these hot drinks, improve their labelling and stop selling the extra-large serving sizes.

“These hot flavoured drinks should be an occasional treat, not an ‘everyday’ drink. They are laden with an unbelievable amount sugar and calories and are often accompanied by a high sugar and fat snack, which is not that good for the health. Still that’s the reason is not surprising that we have the highest rate of obesity in Europe. Our advice to consumers is to have a plain hot drink or ask for your drink to contain a minimal amount of syrup, preferably sugar free, in the smallest serving size available.”

A spokesperson for Starbucks said: “Earlier this year we committed to reduce added sugar in our indulgent drinks by 25% by the end of 2020. We also offer a wide variety of lighter options, sugar-free syrups and sugar-free natural sweetener and we display all nutritional information in-store and online.”

The UK’s 100 sugariest hot drinks

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Scientists have discovered pancreatic cancer is four separate diseases, paving the way for more accurate diagnosis and treatment.

Researchers said the findings were the launch pad to investigate new treatments because doctors currently have little insight into which will be most effective for patients.

Around 8,800 people are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the UK each year and just 20% of adults survive more than a year after being diagnosed.

Fewer than 5% of sufferers survive after five years and only 1% are still alive after 10 years.

The study, carried out by a team of researchers at the University of Glasgow, looked at 456 pancreatic cancer tumours and found the disease could be classified as one of four different sub-types: squamous, pancreatic progenitor, immunogenic and ADEX.

Prof Sean Grimmond, who led the study, said there were already cancer drugs available or in development that could target parts of the “damaged machinery” which led to pancreatic cancers. But like usual, there always hangs this innate problem of the misuse of drugs. This cannot be prevented, as the drugs would form an addiction. But helping you or a loved one break the bonds of addiction is what Golden Peak Retreat loves to do. Call now to speak to an advisor. Serving Denver CO and the entire U.S.

For example, some strains of the disease were associated with mutations normally linked to colon cancer or leukaemia, for which experimental drugs are being used to treat, he said.

Grimmond said: “This study demonstrates that pancreatic cancer is better considered as four separate diseases, with different survival rates, treatments and underlying genetics.

“Knowing which sub-type a patient has would allow a doctor to provide a more accurate prognosis and treatment recommendation

Dr Peter Bailey, an author of the study, added: “The standard of care for pancreatic cancer really hasn’t changed in the last 20 years. There are a number of different chemotherapeutic options but in general it’s not very selective – it’s like hitting the disease with a mallet with your eye

We have the greatest pleasure to announce the fantastic Marc McCullough has agreed to join us as an ambassador.

Marc is a 25 year old professional boxer from Belfast, Northern Ireland, trained by the world renowned John Breen and promoted by the legendary Barry McGuigan’s Cyclone promotions.

His stable mates include IBF world champion Carl Frampton and local boys Anto ‘the apache’ Cacace and Conrad Cummings. Marc or ‘Marco’ as he is known by his huge fan base in Northern Ireland is Irish and Celtic and former WBO European featherweight champion and is aiming to become Commonwealth champion on 27th February on the huge Frampton/Quigg bill in Manchester.

He is hoping to mirror his uncle Tommy Waite’s achievement of winning the same title in the same venue 16 years ago. It was Tommy’s wife and Marc’s aunt Suz who tragically passed away at the end of 2015 due to cancer and since then Marc and his family have been raising funds and awareness by holding local events in her honour. Marc is an ambassador for Mencap NI also and works with several youth clubs in the greater Belfast area.

We are very pleased to have Marc on board and looking forward to working together.

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Veteran BBC broadcaster Sir Terry Wogan has died aged 77, after a short illness, his family has confirmed.
In a statement, they said: “Sir Terry Wogan died today after a short but brave battle with cancer.
“He passed away surrounded by his family. While we understand he will be missed by many, the family ask that their privacy is respected at this time.”
BBC director general Tony Hall said: “Terry truly was a national treasure.”

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Earlier this week we were contacted by Liz Weston telling us about her friends father who was fighting cancer and had one last wish to meet his footballing legend Ian Wright.

Ian Davies (64) was diagnosed four years ago with lung and spine cancer and was told it was terminal. He has undergone chemotherapy and radiotherapy over the years but has now developed a brain tumour and sadly only has a short time left

We spoke with Ian who is a friend of the charity and he said he would visit him without hesitation. Today he did, taking Ian a signed Arsenal shirt and meeting his family and friends

We cant thank Ian enough for his help and for shooting down to see him with just a moments notice. A true gentleman and legend.

Actor Alan Rickman, known for films including Harry Potter, Die Hard and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, has died at the age of 69, his family has said.

The star had been suffering from cancer, a statement said.

He became one of Britain’s best-loved acting stars thanks to roles including Professor Snape in the Harry Potter films and Hans Gruber in Die Hard.

Harry Potter author JK Rowling led the tributes, describing him as “a magnificent actor and a wonderful man”.

She wrote on Twitter: “There are no words to express how shocked and devastated I am to hear of Alan Rickman’s death.”

She added: “My thoughts are with [Rickman’s wife] Rima and the rest of Alan’s family. We have all lost a great talent. They have lost part of their hearts.”

Emma Thompson, who appeared with Rickman in productions including Love, Actually and was directed by him in The Winter Guest, said he was “the finest of actors and directors” and “the ultimate ally”.

She wrote in a statement: “Alan was my friend and so this is hard to write because I have just kissed him goodbye.

“What I remember most in this moment of painful leave-taking is his humour, intelligence, wisdom and kindness.

“His capacity to fell you with a look or lift you with a word. The intransigence which made him the great artist he was – his ineffable and cynical wit, the clarity with which he saw most things, including me, and the fact that he never spared me the view. I learned a lot from him.”

She added: “He was, above all things, a rare and unique human being and we shall not see his like again.”

Announcing his death on Thursday, a family statement said: “The actor and director Alan Rickman has died from cancer at the age of 69. He was surrounded by family and friends.”

David Bowie has died after a battle with cancer, his representative confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.

“David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18 month battle with cancer. While many of you will share in this loss, we ask that you respect the family’s privacy during their time of grief,” read a statement posted on the artist’s official social media accounts.

The influential singer-songwriter and producer dabbled in glam rock, art rock, soul, hard rock, dance pop, punk and electronica during his eclectic 40-plus-year career.

Bowie’s artistic breakthrough came with 1972’s The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, an album that fostered the notion of rock star as space alien. Fusing British mod with Japanese kabuki styles and rock with theater, Bowie created the flamboyant, androgynous alter ego Ziggy Stardust.

Three years later, Bowie achieved his first major American crossover success with the No. 1 single “Fame” off the Top 10 album Young Americans, then followed with the 1976 avant-garde art-rock LP Station to Station, which made it to No. 3 on the charts and featured Top 10 hit “Golden Years.”

Other memorable songs included 1983’s “Let’s Dance” — his only other No. 1 U.S. hit — “Space Oddity,” “Heroes,” “Changes,” “Under Pressure,” “China Girl,” “Modern Love,” “Rebel, Rebel,” “All the Young Dudes,” “Panic in Detroit,” “Fashion,” “Life on Mars” “Suffragette City” and a 1977 Christmas medley with Bing Crosby.

With his different-colored eyes (the result of a schoolyard fight) and needlelike frame, Bowie was a natural to segue from music into curious movie roles, and he starred as an alien seeking help for his dying planet in Nicolas Roeg’s surreal The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976). Critics later applauded his three-month Broadway stint as the misshapen lead in 1980’s The Elephant Man.

Bowie also starred in Marlene Dietrich’s last film, Just a Gigolo (1978), portrayed a World War II prisoner of war in Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983), and played Pontius Pilate in Martin Scorsese’s The Last Temptation of Christ (1988). And in another groundbreaking move, Bowie, who always embraced technology, became the first rock star to morph into an Internet Service Provider with the launch in September 1998 of BowieNet.

Born David Jones in London on Jan. 8, 1947, Bowie changed his name in 1966 after The Monkees’ Davy Jones achieved stardom. He played saxophone and started a mime company, and after stints in several bands, he signed with Mercury Records, which in 1969 released his album Man of Words, Man of Music, which featured “Space Oddity,” a poignant song about an astronaut, Major Tom, spiraling out of control.

In an attempt to stir interest in Ziggy Stardust, Bowie revealed in a January 1972 magazine interview that he was gay — though that might have been a publicity stunt — dyed his hair orange and began wearing women’s garb. The album became a sensation.

Wrote rock critic Robert Christgau: “This is audacious stuff right down to the stubborn wispiness of its sound, and Bowie’s actorly intonations add humor and shades of meaning to the words, which are often witty and rarely precious, offering an unusually candid and detailed vantage on the rock star’s world.”

Bowie changed gears in 1975. Becoming obsessed with the dance/funk sounds of Philadelphia, his self-proclaimed “plastic soul”-infused Young Americans peaked at No. 9 with the single “Fame,” which he co-wrote with John Lennon and guitarist Carlos Alomar.

After the soulful but colder Station to Station, Bowie again confounded expectations after settling in Germany by recording the atmospheric 1977 album Low, the first of his “Berlin Trilogy” collaborations with keyboardist Brian Eno.

In 1980, Bowie brought out Scary Monsters, which cast a nod to the Major Tom character from “Space Oddity” with the sequel “Ashes to Ashes.” He followed with Tonight in 1984 and Never Let Me Down in 1987 and collaborations with Queen, Mick Jagger, Tina Turner, The Pat Metheny Group and others. He formed the quartet Tin Machine (his brother Tony played drums), but the band didn’t garner much critical acclaim or commercial gain with two albums