Potatoes have a bad rap, but did you know eating them may actually help you lose weight? In this video, Robin Miller, MD, says it's okay to put spuds back on your menu—just be sure to choose healthy recipes.
Hi, Dr. Robin Miller here with a surprising way for you to loose weight. Here is a starchy satisfying food that can stay on your menu, potato. In one study of over weight people everyone went on a calorie control diet, but half the volunteers ate a serving of potatoes almost everyday, 12 weeks later the potato eaters had lost roughly the same amount of weight as the potato abstainers about 3 pounds.
Bottom line when it comes to weight loose, your overall diet is more important than including or excluding any single food, instead aim for a diet that's balanced high in fiber nutrients an focus on helpful fact and potatoes can be a super menu choice, one medium baked potato with the skin serves up 4 grams of fiber, 90 milligram of Potassium and a healthy dose of Vitamin C offer just a 160 calories, tap your tato with corn, black bean and [xx] crank up the flavor and nutrition without adding tones of extra fats and calories.
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