Potatoes provide many essential nutrients to the human body. They are a combination of vitamins B6 and C, minerals such as magnesium and potassium, but many waste these health benefits as soon as they are prepared.
"The potato has become notorious, not for itself, but because of how it is processed and processed in modern diets," said Charles Mueller, associate professor of nutrition and nutrition studies at New York University.
A medium-sized potato potato gives about 15 percent of the body's daily needs of magnesium and about 20 percent of potassium a day, the Washington Post reported several studies.
The same pill contains 4 grams of fiber that helps reduce cholesterol, protect against diabetes, control weight, and even reduce the risk of colon cancer.
If added to baked potato milk, calories rise to 159 calories, carbohydrates become 36 grams, and fiber remains as they are 4 grams. To this extent, things remain healthy.
But problems start to appear when you add a tablespoon of butter and two sour cream to a medium-sized potato, adding about 100 new calories and 9 grams of fat, and that's where the risk lies.
Moyler is advised to eat potatoes in their entirety because this will ensure that all fibers are used in them. The adult person needs 25 to 30 grams of fiber every day.
While all types of potatoes, baked, boiled, fried and mashed, were associated with the possibility of some diseases, the fried ones were the worst.
A Harvard study found that those who ate grilled, boiled or mashed potatoes 4 times or more per month were 11 percent more likely to develop high blood pressure, compared to 17 percent who ate fried potatoes.
To make the potatoes tasty and healthy at the same time, all you have to do is cut them into cubes and "protect them" with a little rosemary, olive oil, salt and pepper, while maintaining a minimum of spices.
