Boxed cereal
A 2014 study published in JAMA: Internal Medicine found people who consumed 17 to 21 percent of calories from added sugar had a 38 percent higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease than those who consumed 8 percent of their calories from added sugar.
Dr. Koshy likens the added sugars in many cereals (and any food with added sugar) to eating candy: “It increases the sugar in our blood, which increases triglycerides and raises cholesterol.” Choose cereals with less added sugars, or better yet, oatmeal. “I recommend oatmeal every day: the plain variety and with fresh fruit added instead of dried fruit or sugar.”
