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There's nothing wrong with starch (a complex carbohydrate of plant origin), nor its metabolization into sugar in the body. After all - sugar is the body's prefe
by noondip 11y ago
There's nothing wrong with starch (a complex carbohydrate of plant origin), nor its metabolization into sugar in the body. After all - sugar is the body's preferred energy source. A plain baked or boiled potato, especially sweet potato, is actually quite a healthful food. Just ask the traditional Okinawans, the longest living cohort documented.
Now, this is definitely not a recommendation to eat McShit's, but your fear should be directed at the oil (fat) the fries are coated in, as well as the added salt, added sugar, and deep frying method of cooking.
- eveningcoffee 11y agoThere's nothing wrong with starch (a complex carbohydrate of plant origin), nor its metabolization into sugar in the body. Starch, for example, is a polymer of glucose units and is typically broken down to glucose. The most important carbohydrate is glucose, a simple sugar (monosaccharide) that is metabolized by nearly all known organisms. Doctors and scientists once believed that eating complex carbohydrates instead of sugars would help maintain lower blood glucose. Numerous studies suggest, however, that both sugars and starches produce an unpredictable range of glycemic and insulinemic responses. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbohydrate_metabolism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbohydrate_metabolism