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Avalon

Don't Laugh at Mr.Potato Head

http://nutritionresearchcenter.org/healthnews/?p=385

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Mr Potato Head, it may be argued, is undeserving of defamatory jokes, especially after a recent finding that shows how the potato is about the only food that seems least likely to give anybody any health problems. That’s saying a lot when you realize how many food allergies and intolerances exist.
Nicola

http://blog.plantpoisonsandrotten...nfo/2008/08/17/the-humble-potato/
ReddyMcMeaty

Great link Nicola!
jl53563

Potatoes are way too high carb for me.  A medium white potato is the equivilent of about 8 teaspoons of sugar, and will enter the bloodstream just as quickly.
Erasmus

They are way too high carb for me as well.  But were I inclined to carb up, potatoes would be my go to carb source.  They are far and away the safest of the plants. The part below ground that is.  The above ground part will kill you dead.

Besides, there is a local place that makes killer chili cheese fries.   Yup

-E
Avalon

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One of the most interesting anomalies in the study was that whilst in most of Europe there was a tiny, tiny correlation between colon cancer and red meat (probably spurious), in Italy, eating red meat appeared to protect against colon cancer. I remember thinking at the time, what do Italians do differently from other Europeans? The difference as I see it is, whilst most of Europe eat main meals of meat and potatoes, in Italy, main meals are of meat and pasta. I suspect the correlation is truly to solanine.


Thanx Nicola! Wow, meat and potatoes or meat and pasta. Very very interesting.

I think like the cholesterol myth that many of us now are aware of, potatoes are not like the sugar you mention. I've tested my blood sugar several times now after potato meals and have not experienced what one might expect.

And I have to say, right or wrong, potatoes have helped me lose weight more easily than any other food I've eaten, except for Oatmeal as a close second.  If your goal is to lose weight Potatoes are a God Send! I only found this out because nothing had been working and I took a chance.

Best wishes everyone!

P.S. Egg Yolks and Potatoes! Yum!
jl53563

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I've tested my blood sugar several times now after potato meals and have not experienced what one might expect.

Interesting.  Then I wonder why they are relatively high on the glycemic index, since that is suppose to be based on how it affects blood sugar.
Avalon

Hey,
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Interesting.  Then I wonder why they are relatively high on the glycemic index, since that is suppose to be based on how it affects blood sugar.

You're very right! It is Interesting! It's very interesting. And that is exactly why I tested myself. Now, this was just me. But here's more info:

http://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2006nl/july/glycemic.htm
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The findings from the GI demonstrate the falsity of the popular notion that the rates of absorption are a matter of “simple carbohydrates” versus “complex carbohydrates.”   The gut is not a passive sieve that allows molecules to pass based on their size—rather it is an active membrane with an “intelligence” that purposefully allows selected nutrients to enter at the correct rate and in the correct amount. The large numbers of carbohydrates found in our foods have a wide variety of chemical compositions and physical structures—as a result of complex interactions, they are digested and absorbed by the human small intestine into the body at different rates—giving rise to diverse blood sugar and insulin responses.


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15800557

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CONCLUSIONS: The glycemic index of potatoes is influenced by variety and method of cooking and US Russet potatoes have only a moderately high glycemic index. Individuals who wish to minimize dietary glycemic index can be advised to precook potatoes and consume them cold or reheated.


I believe potatoes have gotten a bad rap mostly because we tend to eat them after they have been abused in some way. Greasy, bagged with salt potato chips and such. And as with everything- there's always more to the story.

Best wishes,
Avalon Happy
jl53563

I'm still going to avoid them like the plague!  Laugh
Avalon

At least you're laughing! That's good for your health!  Laugh
jl53563

Avalon wrote:
At least you're laughing! That's good for your health!  Laugh
Laughter really is the best medicine.  Wink

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