The long thought “fattening” potato is not so fattening after all.  A recent study and a medical conference shows that potatoes do not cause one to get fat, and also can help reduce blood pressure without weight gain.

However! – If you add the butter, the sour cream, or the mayo, you are adding more calories to the mix.  In the trial, they cooked potatoes in microwaves and without oil.  They used purple potatoes, but researchers are saying that any potato would probably yield similar, if not, the same results.

The potato has had a very bad reputation for quite some time.  Health-conscious people have struck out potatoes from their diet.  People did so in the past because when they heard the word potato, they immediately thought of fattening, lots of carbs, empty calories, and much more.  However, when the potato was prepared without butter or margarine or sour cream, the potato had only 110 calories and many other vitamins.

The study had 18 participants who were either obese or overweight and had high blood pressure.  They ate 6-8 potatoes with skins 2 times a day for one month.  They ate purple potatoes because of the health benefits of purple colored vegetables.

Blood pressure levels dropped about 4 percent.  None of the participant gained additional weight.

Deep frying the potatoes destroy the healthy substances of potatoes.  It only leaves behind starch, fat, and minerals.  Microwaving the potato preserved the nutrients.

http://weightcontrolpatches.com/uncategorized/potatos-new-reputation

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