Potatoes increase the risk of diabetes

Eating lots of potatoes increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, especially among obese people, according to Harvard scientists (US).

Eating lots of potatoes increases the risk of type 2 diabetes (Photo: TTO) The study was conducted on nearly 85,000 women published in the Journal of Clinical Nutrition (USA) issue in February 2006.

Potatoes are thought to be healthy, but they also contain a lot of glycemic index (GI), which causes more and more rapid increase in blood sugar . Over time, this increase can destroy pancreatic cells that produce hormones insulin needed for blood sugar metabolism.

Older people who are overweight or sedentary may be especially affected by high GI foods because they often have basic insulin resistance, a marker of diabetes.

Thomas L. Halton, the lead researcher, said he and his colleagues found that women who ate the most potatoes had a 14 percent higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes than those who ate the least. 20 years. Especially women who eat the most French salmon - the dish is usually eaten with fried potatoes - there is a 21% higher risk of disease than those who eat this dish at least.

Whole rice (unmilled rice) as well as fiber-rich vegetables, fruits, white flour products and legumes have less GI than potatoes, so eating these instead of potatoes can help reduce the risk. muscle with diabetes.

T.VY (According to Reuters)