How well do you know Mr. Potato?

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The Incas Indians, often believed to be the first to cultivate potatoes, are said to have used raw slices of potatoes on broken bones to help promote healing.

The Incan Indians are believed to have used raw potatoes for the healing of broken bones as well as for treatment of rheumatism.

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Potatoes and sweet potatoes are botanically UNRELATED.

Potatoes and sweet potatoes ARE botanically unrelated. While potatoes are in the Solanacea family and thus, related to the nightshade plants, sweet potatoes come from the Convolvulaceae family. People sensitive to night shade plants and solanine, can thus usually tolerate sweet po-tatoes but NOT “regular” potatoes.

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Eating sweet potatoes puts you at greater risk for developing diabetes than eating “regular” (russet) potatoes.

Though sweet potatoes contain more simple sugar than russet potatoes, their fiber content is greater and they have a LOWER glycemic load.

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Bananas have an even higher glycemic index than baked sweet potatoes OR baked “regular” potatoes.

Bananas actually have a lower glycemic index AND glycemic load than either baked sweet po-tatoes or baked regular potatoes. For more information about how fruit can help PREVENT diabetes, please check out this post.

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The different manners of preparation of potatoes and what foods are eaten with potatoes do not much change the food’s effect on the body.

This is one big limitation of the potato study. The manner in which potatoes are prepared and what they are eaten with, definitely changes things like glycemic index as well as nutrient digestion and assimilation!

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How well do you know Mr. Potato?

The Incas Indians, often believed to be the first to cultivate potatoes, are said to have used raw slices of potatoes on broken bones to help promote healing.

Potatoes and sweet potatoes are botanically UNRELATED.

Eating sweet potatoes puts you at greater risk for developing diabetes than eating “regular” (russet) potatoes.

Bananas have an even higher glycemic index than baked sweet potatoes OR baked “regular” potatoes.

The different manners of preparation of potatoes and what foods are eaten with potatoes do not much change the food’s effect on the body.

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