Health News
Sugary Breakfast Cereals
July 20, 2006
Today's buzz in health news is that breakfast cereals contain high levels of sugar and fat. Although this may be surprising to some, this has been the fact for decades.
When purchasing a breakfast cereal, all you need to do is look at the ingredients. If sugar is listed as the first for second ingredient on the list, then you probably should not buy that cereal, unless you are looking to enjoy a breakfast full of sugar.
High levels of fat have also been found in several popular breakfast cereals. These finding have instigated the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to require cereal manufacturers to label the cereal boxes with color coded symbols to help consumers easily identify those cereals that are higher or lower in sugar and fat.