Challenge Boba 4 Liter, Perfect Entrance To Diabetes And Obesity

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JAKARTA - The challenge of drinking milk tea or milk tea equipped with four liters of boba is now loved by netizens. The hashtag #BobaChallenge is milling about on social media, especially Instagram with a photo showing someone carrying a small gallon full of ice cubes, milk tea and boba circles underneath.

Not only that, online shops also take advantage of these many challenges to sell products which, unfortunately, we don't know how much sugar they use in one sachet of this sweet drink.

If you still want to try this four liter boba challenge, then this is the perfect gateway to obesity and diabetes.

This is because, according to nutrition educator, Irtya Qiyamulail, four liters of boba drink that enter the body turns out to contain very high sugar and exceeds the recommended limit of the Ministry of Health.

"The Ministry of Health recommends that the consumption of sugar per person per day is 10 percent of the total energy or the equivalent of four tablespoons. Meanwhile, the sugar content in four liters of boba is much more than that, which is around 606 grams or the equivalent of 48 tablespoons," said Irtya to VOI via text message, Sunday, February 9.

In addition, the number of calories produced in the drink reaches 3000cal and this is already more than the recommended total calorie requirement for a day. As a result, it is not impossible that boba drinkers are stalked by diabetes and obesity.

"Excess sugar consumption can increase blood sugar in a short time. If consumed frequently, high-sugar drinks can also disrupt metabolism and increase the risk of type two diabetes," he said.

Reflecting on this, as a nutrition expert, Irtya then reminded that challenges like this should be responded to wisely and not just followed by the community.

"The four-liter Bobba challenge is trending on social media which should be responded to wisely considering that it can cause various health problems," he said.

Although the boba challenge is considered the perfect gateway for diabetes and obesity, in fact there are still many people who want to follow these trends as a way to exist through content.

In response to this, psychologist Kasandra Putranto assessed that those who took part in this nirfaedah challenge were those who did not understand the health dangers that lurk.

"They do not understand the danger and are only affected by the challenge," said Kasandra when we contacted him.

In fact, there are many ways to exist on social media. Including, they can actualize talents so that they can get achievements in the real world. It's just that not everyone has the emotional and social intellectual intelligence to understand this.

"It depends on their emotional and social intellectual intelligence. With their limited emotional intelligence, they cannot control the urge," he concluded.

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