Britons told breakfast food they need to cut out of their diet to reduce blood sugar levels
GB News viewers are provided diet advice
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When kickstarting your day, we all want to get some food into our bodies to fuel us as we leave the house.
Choosing what food is crucial, particularly for those wanting to reduce their blood sugar levels with one nutritionist telling people to avoid having cereal due to the high sugar content inside of it.
Jess Hillard, a sports nutritionist at Warrior spoke to GB News and explained the dangers of cereal in the morning on people's blood sugar levels.
She said: "Breakfast cereals really shock people when it comes to sugar (and therefore increasing blood sugar levels when consumed). As an example, Special K is marketed as a healthy cereal but it contains 17g of sugar in 100g!"
The nutritionist encouraged people to have oats instead of cereal
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Jess recommended having oats instead of cereal as a better option for people to start their day.
She said: "Opting for oats in the morning with a bit of peanut butter and some strawberries. Or wholewheat toast with one poached egg and spinach."
She encouraged people to change parts of their diet if they notice that their blood sugar levels have increased.
The best way for somebody to start doing this is by making sure your diet is low on the glycemic index (GI), which ranks foods with a number dependent on how quickly they raise your blood sugar levels.
Jess said: "Having a diet lower in GI foods will allow a steady blood sugar level throughout the day. A low GI diet is high in whole grains (brown rice, brown pasta, oats, quinoa etc), lean protein and vegetables.
"I recommend changing your diet alongside a registered dietician or nutritionist who can work with you on this."
To avoid having a spike in your blood sugar too, it is important to time your meals effectively.
The nutritionist advised: "Eating regularly and often. You want your insulin response to be one even line throughout the day. This is through eating frequent low-GI meals & snacks. As soon as you have a high-GI food and a large break between eating again, there becomes peaks and troughs in this GI graph as such."
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The expert advised people to eat whole grain foods as they can help lower blood sugar levels
GETTYJess encouraged people to make sure they are well-hydrated throughout the day too.
She said: "Aim to drink two litres of water per day (more if exercising), will help to reduce blood sugar levels on a daily basis.
"This is through helping kidneys lose any excess sugar eaten, through urine."
Britons were recently told too of a food group that can help lower blood sugar levels 'even when eating something sugary'.
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