Breakfast Cereal

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Highlighted claims

• Kellogg's recalled 28 million boxes of four cereals because chemicals were leaching from the packaging into the product. — Eating Cereal or the Box: Which is Healthier?
• Breakfast cereals are ultra-processed foods, even when marketed as heart healthy, whole grain, or high fibre. — Shocking Truth: Dr. Berg's 20-Year Cereal Obsession!
• Corn Pops contains zero dietary fiber despite whole grain marketing language. — Eating Cereal or the Box: Which is Healthier?
• Ultra-processed food including cereal does not resemble food and does not behave in the body the way real food does. — Shocking Truth: Dr. Berg's 20-Year Cereal Obsession!
• The nutrition label serving size of one cup is unrealistically small compared to the four or more cups a person typically pours. — You May NEVER Eat Cereal Again After Watching This
• Froot Loops contains partially hydrogenated soy oil, a source of trans fats. — Eating Cereal or the Box: Which is Healthier?
• The primary ingredient in typical puffed-rice cereals is rice flour, a starch not counted as sugar on labels despite its high glycemic impact. — Shocking Truth: Dr. Berg's 20-Year Cereal Obsession!
• Without fibre to buffer the glycemic response, cereal's blood sugar impact is immediate and severe. — Shocking Truth: Dr. Berg's 20-Year Cereal Obsession!
• Cereals marketed as healthy, including Raisin Bran and Cheerios, list sugar as their second ingredient. — You May NEVER Eat Cereal Again After Watching This
• Breakfast cereals are the second largest source of added-sugar calories for children in the American diet. — Eating Cereal or the Box: Which is Healthier?