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6 Reasons We Should Be Calling Potatoes A Superfood

deep frying is good for you. go write a book on healthy eating. bwahhahahahahaha

Ya, because our bodies and our minds are not simple. There is a lot to be said for eating what satisfies, and most people know that deep fried foods...if done well....tend to do that. Plus as I said this idea that less than 30% of our calories should come from fat has very little good science to back it up.
 
People who avoid carbohydrates and eat more fat, even saturated fat, lose more body fat and have fewer cardiovascular risks than people who follow the low-fat diet that health authorities have favored for decades, a major new study shows.

The findings are unlikely to be the final salvo in what has been a long and often contentious debate about what foods are best to eat for weight loss and overall health. The notion that dietary fat is harmful, particularly saturated fat, arose decades ago from comparisons of disease rates among large national populations.

But more recent clinical studies in which individuals and their diets were assessed over time have produced a more complex picture. Some have provided strong evidence that people can sharply reduce their heart disease risk by eating fewer carbohydrates and more dietary fat, with the exception of trans fats. The new findings suggest that this strategy more effectively reduces body fat and also lowers overall weight.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/02/health/low-carb-vs-low-fat-diet.html?_r=0

This goes hand in hand with research that proves pretty well that low fat dairy was always a bad idea.
 
More posts of lies

Potato-eating Cultures: the Irish

Potatoes were introduced to Ireland in the 17th century. They were well suited to the cool, temperate climate, and more productive than any other crop. By the early 18th century, potatoes were the main source of calories, particularly for the poor who ate practically nothing else. In 1839, the average Irish laborer obtained 87% of his calories from potatoes (12). In 1845, the potato blight Phytophthora infestans struck, decimating potato plantations nationwide and creating the Great Famine.

There isn't much reliable information on the health status of the Irish prior to the famine, besides reports of vitamin A deficiency symptoms (13) due to the fact that neither of the primary articles of diet, potatoes and buttermilk, provide significant vitamin A. However, the Irish at the time had a very high fertility rate, and anecdotal reports described them as healthy and attractive (14):
As far as fecundity is concerned, the high nutritional value of the potato diet might have played a significant role, but little supportive evidence has been presented so far... What is known is that the Irish in general and Irish women in particular were widely described as healthy and good-looking. Adam Smith's famous remark that potatoes were "peculiarly suitable to the health of the human constitution" can be complemented with numerous observations from other contemporary observers to the same effect.

Whole Health Source: Potatoes and Human Health, Part III
 
Potato-eating Cultures: the Irish

Potatoes were introduced to Ireland in the 17th century. They were well suited to the cool, temperate climate, and more productive than any other crop. By the early 18th century, potatoes were the main source of calories, particularly for the poor who ate practically nothing else. In 1839, the average Irish laborer obtained 87% of his calories from potatoes (12). In 1845, the potato blight Phytophthora infestans struck, decimating potato plantations nationwide and creating the Great Famine.

There isn't much reliable information on the health status of the Irish prior to the famine, besides reports of vitamin A deficiency symptoms (13) due to the fact that neither of the primary articles of diet, potatoes and buttermilk, provide significant vitamin A. However, the Irish at the time had a very high fertility rate, and anecdotal reports described them as healthy and attractive (14):
As far as fecundity is concerned, the high nutritional value of the potato diet might have played a significant role, but little supportive evidence has been presented so far... What is known is that the Irish in general and Irish women in particular were widely described as healthy and good-looking. Adam Smith's famous remark that potatoes were "peculiarly suitable to the health of the human constitution" can be complemented with numerous observations from other contemporary observers to the same effect.

Whole Health Source: Potatoes and Human Health, Part III
You copied and pasted but did not use quotes to show that it was not your work.

Typical lazy and lying post work.

Your potato superfood post garbage has already been debunked here.

The history means nothing.

Yet another major fail.
 
Lucky I saw this thread. I would never have thought about eating potatoes.
 
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/02/health/low-carb-vs-low-fat-diet.html?_r=0

This goes hand in hand with research that proves pretty well that low fat dairy was always a bad idea.

There have been many studies on the subject, from what I have read, fats are needed for hormone production, which greatly affects weight. Women need less fats in their diet than men, hence why men tend to like diets higher in meet and women higher in vegetables and fruits.

Certain fats aid in testosterone production for men, and estrogen in women, lack thereof can wreck hormonal balance which can lead to weight gain and other issues.
 
If you are diabetic, potatoes in any form are about the last thing you should eat along with pasta and white bread. Denser fibers with lower sugar counts are tons better for you.
 
I just red if you cook potatoes at a high temperature a chemical reaction happens that causes cancer but then so does talcum powder.
 
Acrylamide has probably always been in some foods, but this wasn’t known until Swedish scientists first found it in certain foods in 2002.

Acrylamide doesn’t appear to be in raw foods themselves. It’s formed when certain starchy foods are cooked at high temperatures (above about 250° F). Cooking at high temperatures causes a chemical reaction between certain sugars and an amino acid (asparagine) in the food, which forms acrylamide. Cooking methods such as frying, baking, broiling, or roasting are more likely to create acrylamide, while boiling, steaming, and microwaving appear less likely to do so. Longer cooking times and cooking at higher temperatures can increase the amount of acrylamide in foods further.

Acrylamide is found mainly in plant foods, such as potato products, grain products, or coffee. Foods such as French fries and potato chips seem to have the highest levels of acrylamide, but it’s also found in breads and other grain products. Acrylamide does not form (or forms at lower levels) in dairy, meat, and fish products.
 
amazing how versatile and healthy food the potato is
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A superfood is defined as “that which is rich in compounds beneficial to a person’s health.”

Hence, it would be fair to proclaim the simple spud a superfood.

But wait! Aren’t potatoes empty calories? Devoid of nutrition? A mere filler and, even worse, a fattening food?

Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.

Potatoes are not just carbohydrates. They are a nutritious food that many healthy ancient cultures have subsisted on (1).

Here are six reasons why we should be calling the spud a superfood.

1. Potatoes provide highly absorbable minerals

Potatoes have potassium, magnesium, copper, calcium, phosphorus, zinc and iron - critical minerals for several bodily functions. Importantly, the low phytic acid content of potatoes allows for the optimal absorption of these minerals (2), making potatoes more nutritious than starch options like rice, pasta and bread.

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6 Reasons We Should Be Calling Potatoes A Superfood | The Huffington Post

I have lost almost 30 pounds since I STOPPED eating bread and potatoes. That's with a diet that almost 100% eggs, pork and beef. If I travel somewhere that serves good fish, I will eat that too.
 
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