Will eating potatoes make you fat?

If you want to lose weight effectively, you must pay attention to avoid consuming too much fat and calorie food. Potatoes are foods with a relatively high starch content, but eating potatoes will not cause people to gain weight and are also good for human nutrition and health.

1. Potatoes are a kind of vegetable that can be used as both food and vegetable. Its scientific name is Solanum tuberosum. Together with rice, wheat, corn and sorghum, it is known as one of the world's five major crops. In France, potatoes are called "underground apples".

2. People who eat potatoes regularly are healthy and age slowly. There are hundreds of varieties of potatoes in their place of origin, and people around the world continue to cultivate new varieties according to different uses. There are currently thousands of varieties in the world, some of which have a high starch content and are suitable as staple foods, while others are suitable as vegetables. Many new varieties have been introduced.

3. Although potatoes look rustic and inconspicuous, nutritionists give this advice to those who are trying to lose weight: You don't have to worry about excess fat when eating potatoes because they only contain 0.1% fat, which is far beyond the reach of all other filling foods. Eating more potatoes every day can reduce fat intake, gradually metabolize excess fat, and eliminate your worries.

4. In people’s impression, soybeans contain high-quality protein which is second to none. In fact, the protein in potatoes is far superior to soybeans in terms of nutritional value and health benefits. It also contains other nutrients needed by the human body, such as carbohydrates, VB, VC, calcium, magnesium, potassium, etc., and is more nutritionally comprehensive than rice and flour. Apples, which have high nutritional value, pale in comparison to potatoes in most nutrients: potatoes contain 10 times the protein and vitamin B1 of apples; 3.5 times the vitamin C of apples; 3 times the vitamin B2 of apples; 2 times the phosphorus of apples; and the same amount of sugar and calcium as apples; only the carotene is slightly less than that of apples. From a nutritional point of view, the nutritional value of one pound of potatoes is approximately equivalent to three pounds of apples. The various vitamins and minerals contained in potatoes, especially potassium and phosphorus, are very important for the body's electrolyte balance and bone health. An ordinary-sized potato contains about 120-150 calories, which is equivalent to a bowl of rice, so if consumed in moderation, it will not cause obesity as rumored.