As I adjust my life to diabetes I find myself perusing the literature involving the condition. It is like reading the political or religious blogs. People have opinions all over the spectrum and they are all right. One site I go back to occasionally is posted by David Mendosa. He had a post recently that reminded me not to take all these “experts” too seriously. It was titled “Potato Poison.”
You can check it out if you want but the brief synopsis is that the potato is part of the deadly nightshade family of plants. It contains deadly toxins that are ruining our health. He also points out how many potatoes everyone eats a year but doesn’t explain why the life span is extending on this toxic diet.
I don’t think you need to worry about the toxins in potatoes. You might need to worry about the calories. If you are diabetic you might need to consider the carbohydrates. I say “might” because everyone is different. For me it seems to have been enough to get my weight under control. You are not me.
Use common sense. Think. Act on what you know. Enjoy the discussions of people who make their living getting you to read their blogs.
homo unius libri
I guess sweet potatoes are better for you, and Jerusalem Artichokes better yet. (Except that the latter are producers of large quantities of gas!)
ReplyDeleteDoes that make the Jerusalem Artichokes a political vegetable?
ReplyDeleteOne reason that sweet potatoes are better for me is that I don't like them enough to eat them, thus saving me all the calories. If you invited me for dinner, I would eat them and enjoy them but I would never order or buy them.
But then I don't like Kettle Korn either so it figures that I have poor taste.
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