Toast is Healthier Than Bread…?

White bread breaks down in your body fast and makes your blood sugar spike. But toasting it lowers its index.

If you toasted up some wonder bread for breakfast, congratulations on your healthy eating choices. Or, at least healthier than if you hadn’t toasted it. A U.K. based doctor posts health advice on TikTok and also just published a book called “This Book May Save Your Life”. One of his videos went viral last week after he explained why toasted white bread is healthier than untoasted. White bread isn’t healthy in general, because it’s high on the glycemic index. That means it breaks down in your body fast and makes your blood sugar spike. But toasting it lowers its index, causing it to break down more slowly, so your blood sugar stays more stable and you feel fuller longer. Freezing bread causes a similar reaction.