Health, Longevity & Biohacking
Standard Healthy Breakfast Contains Double the Recommended Daily Carbohydrate Intake
Dr. Sten Ekberg
Top 10 Foods That WRECK Your WELLBEING
What was said
"If we add this up, we're going to get 131 grams of net carbohydrates. And it's different for different people, but in my opinion, that's about twice as much carbohydrate as you should eat on a daily basis."
Analysis of a typical restaurant breakfast buffet meal (orange juice, skim milk with cereal, toast and jam, coffee with sugar) reveals it contains 131 grams of carbohydrates and 83 grams of sugar, including 39 grams of fructose. The presenter argues this single meal exceeds recommended daily carbohydrate intake by 2x, directly contradicting conventional breakfast recommendations promoted by food companies.
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- Programme
- Dr. Sten Ekberg
- Episode
- Top 10 Foods That WRECK Your WELLBEING
- Clip time
- 13:24
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Dr. Sten Ekberg