Researchers from the Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health found that potatoes and sugar sweetened drinks are strongly associated with weight gain while yogurt, nuts and fruit are associated with weight loss.
Poor potatoes. They get such a bad rap. Sister has but one question: is it the plain potato or is it the fat content in the chips and fries? The potato is a starchy vegetable; it has a high sugar content which does affect insulin and blood sugar levels more than, say broccoli. But at only 18 calories per ounce, can a plain potato be so guilty? A large plain potato contains approximately 280 calories. Large? Remember portion sizes. Myplate.gov (www.myplate.gov) describes a serving size of a plain potato (no fixin’s) as 8 ounces at 159 calories. An eight ounce potato is about the size of a tennis ball. Kind of like a serving size of pasta is 1/2 cup. No fair! Those starchy foods really add up.
Here is what Sister thinks: Those people who lost weight on yogurt, nuts and fruit were health conscious; those who gained weight on potato products were not.
One more thing: according to the researchers, physical activity was associated with a 1.76 lb. of weight loss over four years.
Let’s get moving!
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