Sweet iced tea drink is one of the iftar menu that is commonly enjoyed by the community. Apart from being refreshing, of course sweet iced tea is very easy to make and get.
However, although sweet iced tea is a thirst quencher for some people when breaking the fast, can this drink be one of the iftar menu?
Cited on the page, Kompas.com, according to the explanation of the Nutritionist Doctor, Dr.dr. Tan Shot Yen said that he did not recommend breaking the fast using sweet iced tea.
According to him, this is due to concerns about excessive sugar consumption when drinking sweet iced tea when breaking the fast.
“Make iftar, it is impossible for our people to drink tea without sugar, well this sugar (which is not good),” Tan said.
According to him, Tea has diuretic properties that can make people feel like they need to urinate constantly. “Instead of keeping the body well hydrated after 14 fasting hours, even keep peeing,” he continued.
other than that, according to Tan when drinking sweet iced tea when breaking the fast then someone will continue it with eating. Consumption of sweet iced tea is then considered to be able to interfere with the absorption of iron in food by the body.
This can be problematic especially for pregnant and lactating women who need enough iron intake. As for drinks that contain ice other than sweet iced tea, his party also does not recommend it to be used as a drink when breaking the fast.
“If it's just cold water it's still okay. Especially if the air is hot,” he said. But he warned not to overdo it because this could risk causing problems in the esophagus.
According to him, a good drink to drink when breaking the fast is water. Which is then accompanied by eating dates. “White water and dates according to the Sunnah of the Prophet,” he said.
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