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>potatoes have the uncommon, and under acknowledged, virtue of being very nearly nutritionally-complete. I think peanuts give potatoes a lot of competition the

>potatoes have the uncommon, and under acknowledged, virtue of being very nearly nutritionally-complete. I think peanuts give potatoes a lot of competition there -- although peanuts are more nutritionally dense, with more calories and other nutrients per gram.[0] Maybe for weight loss purposes, potatoes are therefore preferable, as they are more filling. I was also looking for more information about what other ingredients were allowed on the potato diet - only one vague reference in TFA regarding olive oil and salt. [0]https://foodstruct.com/compare/potato-vs-peanut https://foodstruct.com/compare/potato-vs-peanut

Modified3019 3y ago
Raw Peanuts have a lot of fat, something like almost 50% by weight. A significant portion of which is omega-6 and with no omega-3’s. While something like 20-25% of the fat in raw peanuts won’t be absorbed (the absorption rate increases with processing), packing on omega-6 is not desirable due to the metabolism suppression effects of certain omega-6s like linoleic acid. Probably not what people want.
- hombre_fatal 3y ago
  > linoleic acid Is there human health outcome research that shows that replacing, say, butter with a high linoleic acid oil leads to weight gain? Here's a roundup of research that looks into this claim: https://www.the-nutrivore.com/post/a-comprehensive-rebuttal-to-seed-oil-sophistry#viewer-2ef8o https://www.the-nutrivore.com/post/a-comprehensive-rebuttal-... (Adiposity & energy intake section)
hombre_fatal 3y ago
It's just 350g of peanuts for 2000 calories compared to 3600g of potatoes. Nuts are so calorie dense that you need the same willpower as someone who is fasting all day since that's what you'll be doing after your bowl of peanuts while the potato people get to eat over 1kg of potato per meal. Calorie density is your main enemy when trying to lose weight.

Modified3019 3y ago

Raw Peanuts have a lot of fat, something like almost 50% by weight. A significant portion of which is omega-6 and with no omega-3’s. While something like 20-25% of the fat in raw peanuts won’t be absorbed (the absorption rate increases with processing), packing on omega-6 is not desirable due to the metabolism suppression effects of certain omega-6s like linoleic acid. Probably not what people want.

hombre_fatal 3y ago
> linoleic acid Is there human health outcome research that shows that replacing, say, butter with a high linoleic acid oil leads to weight gain? Here's a roundup of research that looks into this claim: https://www.the-nutrivore.com/post/a-comprehensive-rebuttal-to-seed-oil-sophistry#viewer-2ef8o https://www.the-nutrivore.com/post/a-comprehensive-rebuttal-... (Adiposity & energy intake section)

hombre_fatal 3y ago

It's just 350g of peanuts for 2000 calories compared to 3600g of potatoes. Nuts are so calorie dense that you need the same willpower as someone who is fasting all day since that's what you'll be doing after your bowl of peanuts while the potato people get to eat over 1kg of potato per meal. Calorie density is your main enemy when trying to lose weight.