Most Pakistanis track what they eat but rarely think twice about what they drink. A plate of biryani gets the blame. The three cups of doodh pati chai, the sweet lassi at lunch, and the chilled Rooh Afza at iftar quietly escape notice.<\/p>\n
This is the liquid calorie problem. Drinks deliver real energy to the body, but they don’t trigger the same feeling of fullness that solid food does. So you finish your chai, feel no different, and eat a full meal on top of it. The extra calories just stack up. According to WHO EMRO, Pakistanis consume far more sugar through beverages than the global average, a pattern that contributes to rising rates of obesity and type 2 diabetes<\/a> across the country.<\/p>\n Understanding where these calories come from, and how much they actually add up to, is one of the simplest changes a Pakistani household can make for better long-term health.<\/p>\n