Currently i pick up the habit of drinking Nescafe 3 in 1 .... 1 day 1 packet in the morning ... 7 packets per week.

Whats the sugar level in each packet ? If i continues this habit, would i increase the risk of having diabetes ?

What about other side effects ?

Any good effects ?

thanks for helping

Well for me i take 2-3 packets a day.Morning,Lunch and after dinner when watch TV.

the thing that i notice is my heart beat faster and blood circulation is better.
the bad thing is you get addicted and you can't sleep if you didn't take them.

that's for my case.I'm a coffee lover

Check the product label for the amount of sugar.
In any case, there's lots of sugar in it.

Side effect: go google the side effects of caffeine and coffee.
There are both good and bad.

Excessive sugar, is certainly bad for anyone.

I tell you my past habit. I used to drink 7 - 8 mugs of coffee daily. It's a mug, not cup. Each mug = 500ml. So you know how unhealthy it is.

1 big table spoon of coffee with 1 1/2 big table spoon of condensed milk x 8 mugs. This is real bad. Been doing this for like half year.

I still take coffee now, but only on weekends, yea 3 in 1 coffee. Only like one or two packet a week.

I don't simply eat or drink crap like I used to anymore. Even if I see KFC or whatever tasty shit infront of me, I don't feel greedy. Not interested.

OK lar, as long as you don't drink excessively, still acceptable.

1 packet only 86kcal.

if you worry about sugar then use the norm glass bottle type. i also switch to this type so i can control sugar intake..

lol... i'm a coffee addict as well. I drink all kinds, Nescafe, Pearl (Power Root), kopi -o... you name it. my average is 2 - 3 cups a day. No problem sleeping as well. Saw on tv that coffee beans are natural anti-oxidant (so i guess it's good for the vain ones) heh heh..

I mix 2 packets of Nescafe 3 in 1 Regular in 1 mug, coz 1 packet is not strong enuff for me. I think there's more sugar in a can of soft drink than 2-3 packets of Nescafe. So, dun worry too much la.

Even supposedly good food will become bad if taken excessively. Nowadays I take a careful look at the labels on fruit juices, like Peel Fresh, Sunkist, etc. Tropicana has the most sugar of all orange juices, AFAIK. I compared Sunkist normal & no added sugar. Guess what ? There's more sugar in the No Added Sugar thing....

OMG... and there i was, innocently (ignorently ) buying those No Added Sugar ones for my family thinking that they are actually healthier why hah???

IMHO, keep to 1 packet a day still ok. but try not to take too much as in long term it will cause diabetes.

If you take regular nescafe one packet per day,still consider okay..

Dont make it as habit until you need to drink rich nescafe one or two packet per day, rich nescafe is "pekat" than the regular one..

87 kcal.
I would need to climb 15 floors of stairs just to burn approx 50-60kcal. X^D

hurm if u read carefully.. 1 packet = 150ml of water...
so u need 2 packet average for 1 mug

hohohoho....i think its ok to drink coffee at least twice per day....althought it may increase ur glucose level slightly, it will not cause ur Diabetes unless, ur other daily diets contain a lot of sugar....the things is, if u drink a lot everyday, it may cause u addiction, and u might have withdrawal symptom such as headache...

This post has been edited by LeshracAllstar: May 24 2009, 10:19 PM

haihs.. but now i one morning dont drink the regular nescafe.. whole body like tak ngam like tat ... hahaha

i drink 2-3 times during offic hours

1 morning for bfast, 1 when i reach office and 1 afternoon


i only use 1 normal tea spoon n take half sugar and half milk


i wonder if i use those cream powder are better than milk

for me as a student, drink coffee is a must..

i agree, drinking to much coffee can make u difficult to sleep, sometimes, i went to bed about 1 am but felt asleep 2 hour later...hohoho...the next morning gonna really sleepy unless , i drink my daily nescafe 3 in 1, horray.....

That doesn't come close to answering the initial question posed by the thread starter or contribute to the discussion.
There is no need to post one liners, thank you.

drinking 7packets a week is quite normal for most ppl, but for me tht's too many. i used to do that too, infact, more than 10packs a week. but i started to become 'heaty', teeth start to get stained, bones ache, feel weak without it, was quite bad. not only high in sugar, but also weakens bones. i stopped that habit few years ago. healthier now, but not as healthy as before.

drinking nescafe often doesnt make u a coffee lover, ure just addicted to the caffeine. coffee lovers makes real coffee from 'pure' coffee beans.

Instant nescafe / oats / coffee / tea / milo usually comes with a lot of sugar and powder cream (not milk). As such, it's not advisable to drink any instant beverages as it increases your sugar intake.

My healthy alternative of drinking coffee / tea is as follows:
1. Black coffee without sugar / no cream
2. Tea without sugar and with 250ml of fresh milk
3. Tea without both sugar and milk

Drink moderately, anything taken in excess will have adverse effects.

I tried Nescafe & real coffee beans to compare, coffee beans is much stronger compared to Nescafe especially if i drink it in the afternoon, sure cannot sleep at night...

if i dont wan to sleep during night time i'll drink coffee..if i couldnt sleep i'll drink milo to get sleepy...

Drink fresh milk if you are not lactose intolerant.

Milo is full of sugar.

i really wish i can drink fresh milk every day here, but the choice is limited..

I think my browser crashed just as I was posting a reply to you on this matter.

You should be able to tell the sugar level. It's in the big plastic packet that contained all the smaller 3 in 1 packet. It's also a good idea to check out the ingredient list for fat as well. It may be a lot i.e. more than 5 g.

Diabetes can be caused by caffeine but not the only cause and only if you're already in an uncontrolled situation of eating a lot of sugar drinks + food + candy + carbs + deep fried food. It aggravates the situation because it does impact the insulin generation. But it is not the sole cause of diabetes alone.

You can google onlien for side and good effects. Just have a care when reading the good effects because for you to get the benefits, you would need to mimic/follow the conditions that was done in the research. Else, it won't work.

People have different reaction to coffe though. The cleaner their diet is, the stronger the reaction. Why? Their body cells are in a better and optimal positioin compared to other people.

On the flip side, if people are already terminally ill, their body cells are already not functioning well and are in a hyper-sensitive condition that any small stimulus will wake them and yes, that includes drinking coffee.

i drink coffee because of it taste... somemore.. one small packet of coffee u can make plenty cups of coffee. different from milo and tea bags.. to make milo, already use more than 3 table spoon.. so a few day only last for small packet milo. same to tea bags.. how many time can be recycle..

coffee is rich in antioxidant.

for me side effect of instant coffee (packet type), just burn hole in my pocket.. with all the price of it.. better i buy one small packet nescafe (~rm5) and a can of sweetened creamer (~rm3) total only ~rm8. i can even make it darker or lite..

spent wise your money.. its not convenient, its how we control the food intake.. if all express and instant.. how do you know what in it.. atleast you can control how many spoon sugar u want..

hahaha..

if u cant sleep, u try drinking starbucks expresso man.

i did not sleep for 3 days due to exams with 1 cup a day for 2 day. small power pack drnk i tell u

tumpang thread awhile.....drink alot of glucose before and during workout can cause diabetes?

My hot drink now is Boh tea, just plain. Eventhough drinking coffee won't make you fat, but you will get diabetes someday.

IMO, 1 packet daily is pretty serious. Go drink chinese/green tea or something.

just drink normal tea..or try "teh wangi" really refreshing..hehe

I concur, drinking plain white tea is way better than drinking nescafe. I've read somewhere that drinking green tea will raise your metabolism and fat calorie burning as long as they're sugar free.

I am brewing a mixture of oolong\green tea daily. It's awesome.

I am drinking Genmai Cha atm. It's Green Tea with Brown Rice in them. Taste very very nice.

Although, it's 10 calories per cup.

TS - being another coffee lover, i never take Nescafe 3in1. First, i hate the sweetness; 2nd i prefer to control my own cuppa in the way i want it. So, i never take 3in1. I have always enjoyed making my own cup of coffee in my own way.

Of cos it would increase the risk of having diabetes by any chance of intake sugar. Some just get it overly easy than the other, so, beware, even if u r not taking nescafe 3in1.

Side effects - u know it all from above posts.
Good effects - happy. Nothing else i guess

Make sure you find out what is the actual CAUSE for you to pick up such a habit, lazy? fast? enjoy coffe? enjoy the taste from this particualar 3in1 and u cant make it even u have these 3 items in front of u with own measurements? or just bcos enjoying the tea break with buddies

hmm... i was curious too... i think im in addicted to nescafe + those caffeine (coffee) i donno is it ok every morning only drink once time.... i love the smell of coffeee

This post has been edited by StrawberryGirL: May 27 2009, 03:19 PM

In gym, I always hantam fruit tea, I don't know the tea somehow gives me some energy.

hmm... how about green tea ? will it be much better then chinese tea ?

both are good as long as there are less or no sugar.

nice i love green tea very much but then coffee i donno i can stop drinking or not feel like addicted already

I like a cup of Nescafe (regular 3-in-1 or Gold) in the afternoons after lunch. It's the only thing that wakes me up and is the most convenient for the office. Personally prefer coffee black with just Equal but only from the coffee machine and with decent beans, which is what I have in the mornings at home. Nescafe or other instant stuff like that will taste yucky.

As I see it there's nothing wrong with having one cup a day. It's not like he's having 7 cups a day! Just make sure you trade off with something else for the rest of the day in your diet to keep a check on the sugar intake.



This post has been edited by redninja: May 28 2009, 08:56 AM

I like the green tea with strong mint flavour. Freaking tasty.

green tea is good. try substituting with coffee, especially nescafe stuff. there are never good. putting up add 'coffee beans naturally contain antioxidant' is just a trick from them. pls get real beans if u can. and yes u can stop it. just put some effort to brush it off. i was an addict and i got rid of it thought it was hard at first.

yes i agree. only had it once n nvr get the chance again. misss it.
where did u get it?

It's a mixture of green tea + chrysanthemun. Just go to those tea shop and ask, they'll know.

ER...i always drink a van houten cocoa that people always use for baking now days...studies shown a 80 to 90 % coco can increase ur alertness same as coffee like 4-6 hours not intense as coffee but quite good

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Added on May 28, 2009, 10:39 pmthe best green tea mix with peppermint in a bag is twinnings ( maybe spell wrong ) but THAT THE BEST...if u know any malay that going to haj or umrah , try ask them to buy that...it's cheaper there at SAUDI ARABIA..n that type of tea doesn't come here..

This post has been edited by MF2: May 28 2009, 10:39 PM

Another thing, refrain from drinking chinese tea. Go for boh/lipton tea. Boh is better for me. Chinese tea nowadays full of colouring and preservatives.

I got a bit confused here.

There is a difference between Instant "3 in 1" coffee and Nescafe instant coffee.

3 in 1 coffee are the ones with sugar and cream in it I think and the Nescafe instant ones are just from processed robusta beans.

I personally drink like on average 2 cups a day and during exams up to 6. For some apparent reason, lately I have been getting minor headaches and rapid heart rate. Although I do see it as a great source of anti oxidents though.

P:s Feel free to click on my sig, I wrote a story about coffee. More personal rather then Informative. thanks

Having heart palpitations due to coffee? This is very much cliche.

You should know that the major physiologically active substance in coffee is the alkaloid caffeine also called guaranine or methyltheobromine, which acts as a mild stimulant.

Regards, Joey

p.s: The key to drinking coffee is that you drink in moderation.

Drink coffee everyday, the more u drink the more earlier u die or get sickness Eat or drink anything moderately, don't do it like an addict. This why people intend to get sick cause they consume it like nobodies business and when some sickness arrives, cry then. Its bloody caffeine. U put sugar or no sugar its still caffeine. Caffeine is also the cause of High blood pressure, heart palpitations, increased risk of stroke. Get your blood pressure checked if it is in the hypertensive or pre-hypertensive range it makes sense to either eliminate or reduce your caffeine intake and stay away from diet pills and energy drinks.

It doesn't matter whatever coffee it could be Arabian or local or anything. Coffee is bad for health. Its never and will never be good for health. People drink it due to the taste and addictiveness, not related to health. I drink like once a week or a month just for the taste of it. Not everyday. Drink water, there is no limit for it. U may drink as much as u want.

This post has been edited by deejay_krish: Aug 22 2009, 12:59 PM

We are regularly advised to drink more water: it clears skin, reduces tiredness, aids concentration so on and so forth, right?

I wouldn't say drinking water as much as you like. Drinking several litres over a relatively short period of time could be enough to cause water intoxication.

Regards, Joey

p.s: Try do some readings on hyper-hydration. In layman's term, water poisoning.

I think research already showed up that maximum 2 cups of coffee is enough. I like to drink coffee early morning due to travel to work in kl. I have tried to drink milo , but after 2 -3 hours felt sleepy .

Well, coffee doesn't cut it for me either. I think it's not just the chemical substances that gives but rather our body and mind adaptation to the substances, right?

Regards, Joey

maybe u can jus refer here??

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/939911

When i was dieting to drop few kg last time, i fail due to coffee intake. After i stop taking like 3-4 cups of coffee a day, i dont even have to watch my diet. For me, i feel coffee is fattening.

Personally, I don't find that coffee is fattening. I find that coffee makes you hungry faster, so you tend to eat more.

i agreed with wodenus. Coffee to make us hungry, so we taking more consumption than normal.. tats y turning fatter..

me consume coffee like water haha...well second is guinness..but hv stop drink so far..

hey , how about the anti oxidant thingy in coffee?do drink coffee make us look younger?

i just drink one cup of nescafe 3 in 1...yup i do feel my heartrate increase now but i feel sleepy after drank it.research said that the benefits of coffee is more than harm.i found it on a magazine.

Are you sure? I think it's not caffeine intake contributed in an increase on your weight. You may want to try eating these "Haw flakes".

Regards, Joey

This post has been edited by Joey Christensen: Aug 24 2009, 11:02 AM

This is possible, since normal coffee with sugar / condensed milk is very fattening.

What's "Haw flakes?"

One of my favourite indulgence.

Haw flakes are Chinese sweets made from the fruit of the Chinese hawthorn. The dark pink candy is formed into discs one millimeter thick, packaged in rolls of seventeen discs, and sold in packs of ten rolls. Chinese people take the flakes with bitter Chinese herbal medicine.

Source: Wikipedia

Regards, Joey

p.s: I can stomach in the whole packet in one go! Great stuff~~~Haw flakes.

This post has been edited by Joey Christensen: Aug 24 2009, 01:27 PM

How about drink teh tarik ?? Im really addict to teh tarik.. Everyday i drink teh tarik... If one day not drink i cannot do work ... lol this is serious..

My friend said that drinking too much of those instant packing form of coffee, milo, tea and etc. is bad for health due to some chemical subtance used in order for the powder to get out smoothly. Is that true?

Wutever it is, just take those drinks moderately, IMHO it is okay to have those drink but just don't excessively...

god if i dun drink coffee a day i will get headache and can't do anything else..i drink white coffee and nescafe everyday..sumtimes i drink 2times a day sumtimes 3 times...unhealthy i guess cuz the white coffee is the 3 in 1 pack and the nescafe is can ones O.O

now i drink 4-5 cups per day.. but for working days onli.. im not addicted at all. why i say so? coz i wont feel headache if i dun take it. i normally consume it on weekdays and stop on weekend.. juz make sure u all drink more water lar.

but, i heard that some1 get to replace green tea out of coffee. u might giv it a try!

But they taste so much better.. I drink it to study at night.

well, coffee is antioxidant but that does not mean that you can drink it everyday! Preferrably 1 cup of coffee for a week. Plus, coffee can make your teeth yellow. Therefore, don't froget to gargle with water/listerine or whatever works within 1 hour

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Added on September 4, 2009, 5:50 pmteh tarik is more dangerous! especially sweet teh tarik!

This post has been edited by wnar: Sep 4 2009, 05:50 PM

Drink intelligently and you'll be fine. You just don't go gobble a few kettles of coffee per day, right?

Regards, Joey

drink too much will make your Body acidic !!

drink once awhile i.e 2x per week and balance with alkaine drinks.

or try Decaffine coffee

If I drink coffee I get headache don't know why...
Do anybody know....
But I like the taste of coffee so much owh....

Is because of CAffein..
try
Decaffeinated



This post has been edited by macpro2: Sep 5 2009, 07:56 PM

decaf coffee is bad for health

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Added on September 5, 2009, 6:29 pmi drink it to able to withstand > 5 games of dota at night

This post has been edited by PhilHellmuth: Sep 5 2009, 06:29 PM

Source please?

I have found studies indicated that drinking more than 7 cups of coffee per day can lower type 2 diabetes by 0.5 times compared with less than 2 cups per day. I have to admit their findings shocked me initially, especially when they couldn't provide the exact reason for it. Even so, you have to take other factors into consideration, for example family heredity of diabetes and etc.

http://hubpages.com/hub/Negative-Effect-of-Drinking-Coffee

7 packets a week is very ok, dont worry on that young ppl.

I get nauseous everytime i drink anything that tastes like Nescafe. Ain't gonna label myself an addict anyway

at times when I drank kao one... feel a sharp pain in the chest...

i got the nauseous feeling too....but i aint giving up on drinking it.....kinda addictive, drink like once every two days for breakfast

The only coffee I really enjoy is Starbuck's GreenTea Latte which technically ain't coffee....

my mum used to like nescafe alot... but after that her bones got problem..
and doc advised her to stop caffein intake because it will decrease ur calcium...

so for females.. it is best to control ur caffein than to get addicted...

everything will moderate intake is okay but when it comes to extreme it's ugly...

drinking alot of teh tarik will cause diabetes becoz of the sugar theree eventhough it's alredi kurang manis...

This post has been edited by tiffanypang85: Nov 16 2009, 04:10 PM

Actually I think drinking coffee is quite bad for diabetics because it makes the pancreas work very hard- no matter what the studies say. We ourselves know the effect of it.
My maternal grandma got diabetes- and she had to amputate her legs till only half her thighs are left. Reason being is that she could not give up her daily kopi with sugar even though her life's in danger. And my grandma lived during war time, so she labored the whole day without rest- and still kena diabetes. So I suspect coffee is the culprit. When I lived in Thailand, everything there is so sweet - the cakes, biscuits and even their carbonated drinks are sweeter than the Malaysian version. But I seldom come across those with diabetes- except if they are not physically active but keep taking sweet things.

From observations, I would think that if we are active and exercise lot, our blood sugar can be in good control but once we take too much coffee, it taxes the pancreas. And if I take less coffee, I don't get hunger pangs or so even allergies or sinus.
Listen to our bodies is the best- if we feel that taking the coffee actually sabotaj us, best to reduce.

Coffee/Indocafe/Nescafe is my favourite, i couldn't start my day without it (morning), but i 'm also worried about the caffeine.

Part time biz : Kopi Janda (stokis). I'm van driver

This post has been edited by carnine9: Sep 13 2012, 12:25 PM

black coffee without the sugar/creamer is the best solution. everyday i drink 1 cup of coffee with creamer but no sugar + another 1 cup pure black coffee

I take coffee with creamer too. Nescafe gave me heart palpitations so I never touched it.

coffee! my life saver! can't live without it!
after all, i drink coffee without sugar & creamer and I limit myself for 1-2 cup per day. I think nothing harm with this amount...
after all, anything that overdose will harm you

discoloration of teeth. Teeth will turn yellow and it would be there permanently
Coffee contains caffeine which is one of the stimulants. Too much of it isn't good for health