Parents of primary and secondary school children have been advised against giving their kids sugary cereals for breakfast.

According to Damien Maher, writing for The Irish Independent, the old adage "breakfast is the most important meal of the day" is true.

He stated that while it is often easier for time-strapped parents to give their children something easy such as sugar-laden cereals, this is "cheap fuel".

Mr Maher said that these types of cereals are detrimental to the health of children as high-sugar diets can lead to cancer, obesity and diabetes.

The health writer added that it is important children learn about nutrition from a young age so they do not make a habit of eating unhealthy foods.

This is particularly relevant to people going off to college after a recent report from Sainsbury's revealed that 40 per cent of students said they did not know how to cook for themselves when they first moved away from home.

Written by Donal Walsh 

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