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Re:If You're Poor in America, You Can Be Both Overweight and... by HalcyonicStorm on Wednesday July 17, 2019 @01:16PM (#20461770)
What is the "potato hack"?
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Re:If You're Poor in America, You Can Be Both Overweight and... by logfromblammo on Wednesday July 17, 2019 @01:34PM (#20461987)
Boil white potatoes, then refrigerate them, to cause retrogradation of the starch?

This causes the starch to become more resistant to digestion and lowers the glycemic index of the food. Potatoes are already pretty good for satiety, and retrogradated potatoes are filling and slower to digest.

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Re:If You're Poor in America, You Can Be Both Overweight and... by jagannathtech on Thursday July 18, 2019 @04:50AM (#20467983)
resistant starch
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