Posted on 11/28/2022 11:33:10 AM PST by Red Badger
The participants were given diets consisting of either beans, peas, and meat or fish - or white potatoes with meat or fish. David Davies
Scientists say they are full of nutrients and if portioned correctly can be part of a healthy diet
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A new study has claimed that potatoes could be the key to helping people lose weight.
Previously, the vegetable has been linked to an increase in the risk of type two diabetes, those who have insulin resistance have been warned against consuming them.
Results from a new study suggest this may not be true.
Scientists say they are full of nutrients and if portioned correctly can be part of a healthy diet. Nick Ansell
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Scientists say they are full of nutrients and if portioned correctly can be part of a healthy diet.
US researchers recruited 36 people between the ages of 18 and 60who were overweight, obese or have Insulin resistance.
Insulin resistance is when cells in the muscles, fat and liver struggle to respond to insulin and cannot easily take up glucose from the blood.
The participants were given diets consisting of either beans, peas, and meat or fish - or white potatoes with meat or fish.
Both of the diets substituted an estimated 40 per cent of the average meat consumption with beans, peas or potatoes.
The vegetable was brought into meals such as shepherd’s pie, or came as a side of mash, wedges or salad.
They found the outcomes of the diets including potatoes were just as healthy as others.
Professor Candida Rebello, the co-investigator, from Pennington Biomedical Research Centre in Louisiana said: "We demonstrated that contrary to common belief, potatoes do not negatively impact blood glucose levels."
They found that certain amounts of food will cause people to feel full, regardless of the calorie count.
The vegetable was brought into meals such as shepherd’s pie, or came as a side of mash, wedges or salad. Nick Ansell
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By filling a plate with potatoes as opposed to foods with a higher calorie count, scientists suggested this would eventually help people lose weight.
Prof Rebello added: “People tend to eat the same weight of food regardless of calorie content in order to feel full.
"By eating foods with a heavier weight that are low in calories, you can easily reduce the number of calories you consume.
"The key aspect of our study is that we did not reduce the portion size of meals but lowered their caloric content by including potatoes.
"Each participant's meal was tailored to their personalised calorific needs, yet by replacing some meat content with potato, participants found themselves fuller, quicker, and often did not even finish their meal. In effect, you can lose weight with little effort."
lol
as usual, science gets it wrong on everything BUT gloBULL warming (sarc). Which is apparently the only “settled” science there is.
Biden must have proclaimed...
let them eat potatoes!
and wala!!! presto!!!! potatoes are healthy!
LMAO
5.3 Oz Potato 110 Calories
1 Tbs Butter 102 Calories
2 Tbs Sour Cream 57 Calories
0.2 Oz Bacon Bits 25 Calories
0.3 Oz Cheese 34 Calories
1 Tbs Chives 1 Calorie
It’s not so much the potato, but what we put on the potato...............
Whoa whoa whoa - what kind of stupidity is this?!
By EaTiNg FoOdS tHaT mAkE yOu FeEl FuLl And YoUlL eAt LeSs!
Even though potatoes are basically pure sugar which is why they’re bad for diabetics.
Biden IS A POTATO!.....................
Why do you miss them? There isn’t a shortage that I have observed. Go have some.
But I'll start buying some small reds for inclusion in soups/stews instead of cauliflower.
Those little larvae in Brussels sprouts are good, though.
I cut them out of my normal diet for health reasons (Type 2). But moderation being the key to success...I’ll start using the small ‘new potatoes’ on occasion.
Don’t forget the never ending flip-flopping of coffee bad, coffee good.
Americans will try anything to avoid just going to the damn gym. Seriously.
I fry potato wedges..dip in seasoned cornstarch...ummmm good,
Well, I work next to a gym, so that counts....................😎
Potatoes that are reheated are fantastic. Potatoes are a critical part of a diet for someone who is highly active (mountain hiker, etc).
dip in sour cream...for a snack
I will be so glad when this low carb BS has finally run its course. My macros are about 25% fat, 25% protein, and 50% carbs, and I am in far better shape than most people I talk to that are on low carb diets. Weight lifting sucks with low carb diets too. Sucks the power and stamina right out of you to restrict them.
The ancestral home of the potato is in the Andes!................
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