Guest guest Posted April 11, 2003 Report Share Posted April 11, 2003 All, Are yams and potatoes sweet or otherwise good raw food? I have some and am wondering about eating them. Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2003 Report Share Posted April 11, 2003 Peter: Eat them one portion at a time. Yams and potatoes are full of starch so the word is caution. The highest concentration of good stuff is in the skin or close to it. Small portions are ok but larger portions will call upon insulin to convet excess blood sugar to glycogen which the liver then converts to white fat. This, over time, can lead to insulin rsistance, " syndronme X " * and diabetes. * http://www.syndrome-x.com/ rusty - " Peter Gardiner " <petergardiner <rawfood > Friday, April 11, 2003 9:02 AM [Raw Food] Yams, Potatoes > > All, > > Are yams and potatoes sweet or otherwise good raw food? > > I have some and am wondering about eating them. > > Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2003 Report Share Posted April 12, 2003 Interesting, Rusty, My medic has counselled roots with the thought or science that as the sugars in roots are complex. It takes time for the body to break them down and thus the insulin production will be reduced. On the other hand she assumes that I will cook the roots. Cutting insulin production the primary aim of the exercise. Medic also said lighten up on sweet fruit. It makes me wonder where to go for carbohydrate. It all seems like a balancing act! Am inclined to think that a balance is the answer with a slow intake on the fruit as suggested by Roger. Also eat less overall. On anther matter, I am interested to hear that SARS is a cousin of the common cold. Of course we can read anything into anything but a thesis that the recent introduction of grain into the Chinese diet as a consequence to the actions and thoughts of Mao might be revealing or even further evidence that the human species should pay more attention to the food it eats. Peter Rusty [rustym] 11 April 2003 18:30 rawfood Re: [Raw Food] Yams, Potatoes Peter: Eat them one portion at a time. Yams and potatoes are full of starch so the word is caution. The highest concentration of good stuff is in the skin or close to it. Small portions are ok but larger portions will call upon insulin to convet excess blood sugar to glycogen which the liver then converts to white fat. This, over time, can lead to insulin rsistance, " syndronme X " * and diabetes. * http://www.syndrome-x.com/ rusty - " Peter Gardiner " <petergardiner <rawfood > Friday, April 11, 2003 9:02 AM [Raw Food] Yams, Potatoes > > All, > > Are yams and potatoes sweet or otherwise good raw food? > > I have some and am wondering about eating them. > > Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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