How much sugar is in your breakfast cereal?

August 15 2017 by , medical review by in Dr. David Unwin, Sugar/fructose

Maybe it’s not such a great idea to have ‘heart-healthy’ cereal for breakfast, at least judging from the graph above made by Dr. Unwin. It shows the sugar equivalent of some of the most common brands.

As you probably wouldn’t have eight and a half teaspoons of sugar straight for breakfast, you should probably swap out your Cornflakes for a healthier low-carb option. Check out some of our most popular examples below!

Low Carb for Beginners

Earlier with Dr. Unwin

How Low Carb Can Save Tons of Money by Reducing the Need for Medications

BMJ: Practices Should Be Able to Keep Money Saved from Putting Patients on a Low-Carbohydrate Diet

Reversing Type 2 Diabetes and Losing 27 Kilos by Cutting Out Sugar

Top low-carb breakfasts

Video with Dr. Unwin

Is there scientific evidence for low carb?
04:38
Is there any evidence for the low-carb approach? Before we had drugs for type 2 diabetes, low carb was the accepted way to treat diabetes.
Side effects and how to handle them
03:45
Dr. Unwin discusses common side effects when patients switch to a low-carb or keto diet.
Can low carb make it fun to be a doctor?
36:47
Dr. Unwin about getting his patients off medications and making a true difference in their lives using low carb.
What about cholesterol?
04:14
Dr. Unwin discusses cholesterol on a low-carb diet. This includes common improvements and the rare case when patients' cholesterol increases significantly.
Who are the best patients?
03:46
Who would be the best candidates to try the low-carb approach with? Dr. Unwin talks about the golden opportunities, alternatives to lifelong medication.
Motivating people to change their lives
51:45
How do you help and motivate people to start and stay on a low-carb diet?
Explaining low carb in a simple way
07:23
How do you make low carb simple for patients? Dr. Unwin explains that carbs break down into surprising amounts of sugar in the body.
Polite intros to discuss obesity
03:16
How can you discuss obesity with your patients in a respectful manner? Many doctors feel uncomfortable bringing up the topic of weight as they are afraid of being rude. So how should you do it?
How to motivate people
12:33
Explaining the benefits of eating a to patients is very important. But it is equally important to make sure that they are motivated to make the switch and stick to the plan.
Baseline tests and screening
10:35
Dr. Unwin discusses good measurements for feedback to patients, for example getting a baseline weight, waist circumference, blood pressure and various metabolic measurements.
Helping people with type 2 diabetes
32:31
How Dr. Unwin transformed his practice into helping patients with type 2 diabetes reverse their disease using low carb.
How many teaspoons of sugar are in your food?
05:07
How many teaspoons of sugar are in your food?
Low carb in other situations
02:24
In part 3, Dr. Unwin discusses other diseases than type 2 diabetes where low carb can be the solution.
Diabetes medications
05:52
Dr. Unwin on things doctors should have in mind when it comes to low carb and diabetes medications.
Common problems and trouble shooting
05:41
Dr. Unwin discusses useful strategies for patients who are not losing as much weight as anticipated.
Blood-pressure medications
05:28
Dr. Unwin discusses things doctors should have in mind when it comes to low carb and blood-pressure medications.
Summary and conclusion
02:45
The key takeaways from Dr. Unwin's course for low-carb doctors.
Low carb for doctors – introduction
03:52
Are you a doctor or do you know a doctor? Are you interested in low carb? Then this great new free course – low carb for doctors – could be something for you to watch or share!