The Unexpected Superfood for Diabetes: Scientists Identify New Health Benefits of Potatoes

Scitech Daily ^ | August 14, 2024 | University of Nevada, Las Vegas

[KarlInOhio]

So they are no longer Satan’s Tubers, pushed up from the depths of Hell to beat up your pancreas?

[itsahoot]

Especially the skin Huh? Chickens will eat anything but they will not eat potato skins period.

[mewzilla]

And eat the skins.

[dennisw]

I just looked into this. Boil sweet potatoes for 30 minutes and they are low glycemic index. Baked they are high

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DgpFqNvYDs&t=138s

[hopespringseternal]

“Science” has devolved to the level of a carnival barker or snake oil salesman.

I have a hard time believing someone can publish this with a straight face. At first I thought it was from the Babylon Bee.

[Larry Lucido]

“So, the next time you want to reach for a banana, she added, reach for that potato instead.”

Next week: “Major study shows bananas are better than potatoes for diabetics!”

[Red Badger]

Study funded by United Fruit Company.................

[Larry Lucido]

I like BananCo and Gorilla's Choice.

[Sacajaweau]

I just fry them in a little olive oil.

I'm learning that a little cornstarch can be added to a lot of things...potato pancakes, battered fried cauliflower...

I just boiled the eggs...so now for the potato salad. I want to make KFC cole slaw, too...do the vegies in a chopper...

[Leaning Right]

> Funded by the Alliance for Potato Research and Education… <

He who pays the piper calls the tune.
💰

I now look forward to a report funded by Pepsi that says sodas are actually healthy,

[HerrBlucher]

Potatoes do not lower blood sugar they spike it big time! Any type two diabetic that eats potatoes is aggravating his condition. Get your potassium from avocados!

[Doctor Congo]

It wasn’t the potatoes.
These people were also watching everything else they ate, and were probably exercising a lot more. These are people that were willing to be in a study so they are more likely to eat correctly, etc.

[bigbob]

I too like a little baked potato under my sour cream and toppings ;-)

Think about the billions of humans who have avoided starvation because of the potato before launching into any extreme diet plan.

[MayflowerMadam]

Thank you!!

Potatoes are my favorite food.

[pops88]

My youngest started UNLV at 12. I attended the orientation. UNLV is surprisingly very conservative comparatively- full of Mormons in admin and teaching. LOL.

[AFreeBird]

There ya go. That’s a properly prepared baked tator.

[Red Badger]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poppi_(drink)

[9YearLurker]

I’d imagine not being cooked to mush would give a lower GI, but of course they still always have sugars.

[fidelis]

Unfortunately for me, I hate Sweet Potatoes (and Yams, for that matter). They taste like they’ve already been eaten once.

[Robert357]

“....For those tight on time, consider making a large batch of baked or roasted potatoes and meal prep to last you a while. I'm not against boiling potatoes, but you want to keep as much of the potassium from the skin as you can, and you lose some of that when you boil them.”
.....Additionally, potato skins contain a certain type of fiber called “resistance starch,” which has been shown to improve glucose control, lipid profiles, and satiety.......”

Let's discuss the elephant in the room. If you pre-cook and then cool (several hours to overnight) a potato, it dramatically increases the regular starch (carbohydrates) in the potato to resistant starch. So part of what appears to be indicating that potatoes are better than rice, is that the potatoes have higher resistant starch.

However, other foods, such as rice (yes, what the potatoes were compared to) and even bread can benefit from say pre-cooking and freezing or overnight cooling. So the pre-cooked potato to fresh rice comparison is not a fair comparison.