The Great Cereal Scam: How Your Breakfast is Making You Fat and Foolish

The Great Cereal Scam: How Your Breakfast is Making You Fat and Foolish Wake up, people! It’s time to spill the milk on one of the greatest food frauds ever spoon-fed to us-yes, I’m talking about cer...

The Great Cereal Scam: How Your Breakfast is Making You Fat and Foolish Wake up, people! It’s time to spill the milk on one of the greatest food frauds ever spoon-fed to us-yes, I’m talking about cereal.

You know, that crunchy, sugary "essential" that supposedly gets us all ready and energized for the day. News flash: it’s basically turning us into a nation of sleepy, pudgy zombies.

“Today I will let my brain fend for itself and I'll show it just how productive I can be without it!” Sugar Rush and Crash First off, let’s tackle the elephant in the room: sugar.

Most cereals are so loaded with sugar they might as well be a dessert. Starting your day with a high-sugar meal is like setting yourself up for an epic energy crash.