'Half the team tried it yesterday and a few ended up... needing to use the restroom, if ya know what I mean,' a barista on the Starbucks Reddit page posted.
, hoping customers will be enticed by the anomaly and the health benefits of extra virgin olive oil.
"Half the team tried it yesterday and a few ended up... needing to use the restroom, if ya know what I mean," a barista on theIt might be the sheen from the oil. Or it could be the aftertaste. Social media was swift with condemning the drink -- and the after effects.Those with sensitive stomachs are already weary.The new platform, Oleato, rolled out in Italy in February.
A 16-ounce drink has as much as 34 grams of fat, which is more than what many find in a meal, registered dietitian nutritionist Erin Palinski-Wade said. And mineral oils like olive oils tend to be used to treat constipation because it helps soften the stool, making it easier to go the bathroom. Some customers said the speed at which they had to use the restroom after having the drink caught them off guard. But high fat meals take longer to digest than liquid olive oil, which will hit the digestive track faster, Palinski-Wade said. And most people in the US are drinking coffee on the go and aren't pairing the drink with any carbohydrates and fibers to negate the impact.
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