Monday 28 November 2022 09:32 AM A mash made in heaven! POTATOES can help you lose weight, scientists say trends now
Dieters have long been told to avoid carb-heavy foods.
But now scientists say that potatoes may be the secret to shedding pounds.
People tend to eat the same weight of food for meals so they feel full — regardless of how many calories it contains, according to researchers.
So those who add the dense vegetable to their plate become full and therefore don't seek out other foods which may be more calorific.
Those who add potatoes to their plate become fuller faster and therefore don't seek out other foods which may be packed with more calories, researchers said
Meals should be based on potatoes, bread, rice, pasta or other starchy carbohydrates, ideally wholegrain, according to the NHS
• Eat at least five portions of a variety of fruit and vegetables every day. All fresh, frozen, dried and canned fruit and vegetables count
• Base meals on potatoes, bread, rice, pasta or other starchy carbohydrates, ideally wholegrain
• 30 grams of fibre a day: This is the same as eating all of the following: five portions of fruit and vegetables, two whole-wheat cereal biscuits, two thick slices of wholemeal bread and a large baked potato with the skin on
• Have some dairy or dairy alternatives (such as soya drinks) choosing lower fat and lower sugar options
• Eat some beans, pulses, fish, eggs, meat and other proteins (including two portions of fish every week, one of which should be oily)
• Choose unsaturated oils and spreads and consuming in small amounts
• Drink six to eight cups/glasses of water a day
• Adults should have less than 6g of salt and 20g of saturated fat for women or 30g for men a day
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Potatoes contain around 80 calories per 100g — more than twice as much as other vegetables, such as carrots and broccoli.
But it contains up to half the calories of bread, pasta and rice.
The researchers didn't give the green light to eating chips and crisps, which are fried — a cooking method that lowers the nutritional value of potatoes.
Study co-author Professor Candida Rebello, a dietitian at Pennington Biomedical Research Centre in Baton Rouge, Louisiana said: 'People tend to eat the same weight of food regardless of calorie content in order to feel
