Which Potato Is the Most Nutritious?

Which Potato Is the Most Nutritious?

Are yellow-fleshed potatoes healthier than white? And what about the glycoalkaloid toxins? The high glycemic impact of potatoes may increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, perhaps by chronically overstimulating the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. In my last two...
How to Tame Blood Sugar Spikes after Eating Potatoes

How to Tame Blood Sugar Spikes after Eating Potatoes

Broccoli, vinegar, and lemon juice are put to the test to blunt the glycemic index of white potatoes. White potatoes have a high glycemic index, and consumption of high glycemic impact foods may increase the risk of diabetes. Normally, after a meal, we’d like our...
Why Cooling Potatoes Lowers Their Glycemic Load

Why Cooling Potatoes Lowers Their Glycemic Load

If you eat potatoes when they’re cold, as in potato salad, or chilled and reheated, you can get a nearly 40% lower glycemic impact. If you systematically pull together all the best studies on potato consumption and chronic disease risk, an association is found for the...
Explore NutritionFacts.org Resources

Explore NutritionFacts.org Resources

NutritionFacts.org has a wide range of resources to help you on your journey to a healthier life. Primers Learn More Learn More Learn More   The How Not to Die Documentary In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the publication of How Not to Die, the Greenbaum...
Do Potatoes Shorten Your Life?

Do Potatoes Shorten Your Life?

Do potato eaters live longer or shorter lives than non-potato eaters? Is there a link between potato intake and the incidence of hypertension? Harvard researchers followed the diets and diseases of more than 100,000 men and women for decades and found that those who...