Tuesday, June 23, 2009

What the Food Industry Doesn't Want You to Know # 4

KELLOGG'S DOESN'T WANT YOU TO KNOW...

...that its Corn Flakes cereal isn't "Diabetes friendly" as the logo on the box's side panel suggests. Australian researchers have shown that carbohydrate-loaded cornflakes raise blood glucose levels faster and to a greater extent than straight table sugar does! (High blood glucose is the primary indicator of Diabetes.)

Beneath its logo, the cereal maker does provide a link to its website where general nutrition recommendations are provided for people with Diabetes. But, those recommendations are authored by Kellogg's nutritionists--and, are simply "based on" the guidelines of the American Dietetic Association and the American Diabetes Association, NOT endorsed by those organizations.

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