Sweetened cereals invite you to consume more sugar

• April 18, 2024

A study of the University of Yale discovered that children would have breakfasts healthier if they received cereals with low content of sugar , especially if the parents complement it with fresh fruit.

The research covered 91 school-age children in summer camps in New England. In the middle of the group, sugary cereals were given at breakfast, and the remaining half were served cereal with low sugar content; both groups with the same possibilities of sweeten the saucer or add fruit to your liking.

Children who consumed cereals with low sugar content, added sugar to their food without saturating them and increased the use of fruits to complement the food. While children who were fed with sugary cereals of origin, they added almost twice as much refined sugar.

The study and its results were disseminated by the publication Pediatrics.