A short story - what happened to someone who decided to eat only potatoes for a year?
(Walla! News system)
When we think of healthy vegetables, we usually don't think of potatoes, but maybe we should?
Potatoes have developed a reputation for causing weight gain and an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, and often find themselves on the list of foods to avoid, especially for people on diets, or those with diabetes.
However, new research from the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, published in the Journal of Medicinal Food, states that potatoes are full of key nutrients and loaded with health benefits, and pose no risk to these groups.
Dr. Candida Rebelo, an assistant professor at Pennington Biomedical, served as a co-investigator on a study that looked at how a diet that includes potatoes affects key health measures. Rebelo, who is also a registered dietitian, said, "We've shown that, contrary to popular belief, potatoes don't have a negative effect on blood glucose levels.
In fact, the people who participated in our study lost weight.”
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"People tend to eat the same weight of food regardless of calorie content to feel full," Rebelo explained, "by eating foods that are heavier and lower in calories, you can easily reduce the number of calories you consume. The key aspect of our research is that We reduced the portion sizes of the meals but lowered their caloric content by including potatoes. Each participant's meal was tailored to their individual caloric needs, but by replacing some of the content with a potato, participants found themselves fuller, faster, and often even didn't finish their meal. In fact, you can lose weight with little effort."
36 participants between the ages of 18 and 60 who suffered from overweight, obesity or insulin resistance took part in the study.
Insulin resistance refers to a health condition in which the body's cells do not respond well to insulin and glucose does not enter the cells to produce energy.
Insulin resistance is associated with obesity, high blood pressure,
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Study participants ate a precisely controlled diet of common foods including beans, peas, meat or fish, or white potatoes with meat or fish.
Both diets were rich in fruits and vegetables and replaced about 40 percent of the typical meat consumption with beans and peas or potatoes.
Previous studies have shown that eating beans and peas improves blood glucose levels in people with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes.
To increase the dietary fiber content of the potatoes, they were cooked with the skin intact and then refrigerated for 12 to 24 hours.
Potatoes were included in the main dishes of lunch and dinner, and kefira, oven-roasted potato slices and potato salad were also served as starters for lunch and dinner.
"We prepared the potatoes in a way that maximized their fiber content. When we compared a diet with potatoes to a diet with beans and peas, we found that they were equal in terms of health benefits," Rebelo said.
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