Sugar, fat and salt on the rise in US breakfast cereals, study shows

[Arvaos]

Breakfast cereals in the U.S. now contain more sugar, fat and salt, while key nutrients like protein and fiber are on the decline, according to research published May 21 in JAMA Network Open.

The study found that, per serving, total fat in breakfast cereals rose by 34%, sodium by 32%, and sugar by nearly 11% since 2010. What's most surprising to me is that the healthy claims made on the front of these products and the nutritional facts on the back are actually going in the opposite direction.

Do you eat cereal and if so, what type of cereal?

[Corvus XIII]

Good I have a salt deficiency.

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

No breakfast no cereals.

[eram]

slow news day for the missinfoman quick better look at the back of my cornflakes box.

all good no rise in anything

[doomshadow612]

Lefties are really bored today 🤦‍♂️ I thought Reddit was your space… there’s zero wrong with salt, fat and sugar in moderation. Hint: you can even treat yourselves with KFC wings sometimes and forgo soy for a couple of days

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Cereals are made from all those eggs that went missing.

[Angel]

Sugar has always been in cereal amongst other everyday products. Personally I eat Weet Bix which are plain cornflakes but with a 5-Star Health rating (we have ratings in Australia).

A problem I see in America is that food producers/companies will abide by their laws to present certain foods as "healthy" when it isn't. America lacks transparency which is why you'll get "Calories Free" lemonade or "Diet Cola" pumped with substitute sugars.

[Drain]

Cereal is garbage, like any food with a health claim on it. I've only ever seen these claims on junk, never something actually good for you. Cereals, toxic oils, sugar milk, these have the claims, and none are healthy. The actual good food is meat and eggs, yet you're told to eat less of them.

[Hapless]

Dude go outside it's just sad at this point.

[-OrLoK- Слава Україн]

Originally posted by Angel:

Sugar has always been in cereal amongst other everyday products. Personally I eat Weet Bix which are plain cornflakes but with a 5-Star Health rating (we have ratings in Australia).

A problem I see in America is that food producers/companies will abide by their laws to present certain foods as "healthy" when it isn't. America lacks transparency which is why you'll get "Calories Free" lemonade or "Diet Cola" pumped with substitute sugars.

Food labelling has to be massively improved.

Many Food companies should not be stuffing so many "nasties" into our grub.

I'm currently on a low fat, low salt kick and it's far harder to simply do than one would imagine, lots of hidden additives etc.

Luckily, it's not a full health requirement for me, rather just for my workouts, so if a few slip through I should be fine but if it was a serious health requirement it would be a stressful task.

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I eat oatmeal plain. No sugar no toppings no nothing just plain oatmeal.

[hehexd]

nobody would buy and pay that cereal price for just shaped wheat...come on now. We live in an age of sinning

[Shade]

Yes we have an obesity epidemic in America, so stop telling people their fat-phobic, we're trying to save their life.

[Shade]

Originally posted by AdahnGorion:

Cereal for breakfast..... no thank you and in the US, most things in supermarkets are ultra processed and sugar used as a filler.

In some US made products that also operate in the EU sugar amount is some severe 100% higher in the US product.

You can eat cereal in America, makes just it's 100% granola, been eating it for years and the fiber is amazing.

[Shade]

Originally posted by AdahnGorion:

Originally posted by Shade:

You can eat cereal in America, makes just it's 100% granola, been eating it for years and the fiber is amazing.

They are heavy processed and still have added sugars.
One should only consume granola in moderation, ie. As a topping on your skyr/yoghurt/etc

Not all of them, pick better grocery stores, it costs more but it's much better for you.

[AdahnGorion]

Originally posted by Shade:

Originally posted by AdahnGorion:

They are heavy processed and still have added sugars.
One should only consume granola in moderation, ie. As a topping on your skyr/yoghurt/etc

Not all of them, pick better grocery stores, it costs more but it's much better for you.

All Granola is processed