Sweet Potatoes and dieting - UK-Muscle Body Building Community

SixStringzzz · 16-05-2007, 12:45 PM

On a cutting diet I have seen it many times to include sweet potato as a source of carbs.

Being sweet in nature wouldn't the sugars have an impact on your insulin levels and affect your livers ability to burn fat?

I would have thought that white potato, brown rice, oats etc would be a wiser choice?

Six

Clydefrog · 16-05-2007, 01:27 PM

The "Sweet" in the name is misleading. Sweet Potatoes are low GI and actually a good food for diabetics because they help stabalize blood sugar levels and lower insulin resistance. They are rich in fibre and vitabins A, C and B6.

Ollie B · 16-05-2007, 03:29 PM

yeah sweet potatoes are nice mate. Having a break from them as i dont like eating the same thing over and over again.

**Pscarb** · 16-05-2007, 10:07 PM

sweet spuds are lower in GI than white spuds...

Peg · 17-05-2007, 06:10 AM

See here
for the skinny on sweet potatoes.

adamb84 · 17-05-2007, 08:18 PM

i am looking at trying baked sweet potato the weekend, neva had sweet potato before.

how long does it need to cook?is it the same time as normal baked potatoes?

SixStringzzz · 19-05-2007, 11:35 AM

Nah mate they cook in half the time!

Nice done into wedges and roadsted too

16-05-2007, 12:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
SixStringzzz Newbie Trainer Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 21	Sweet Potatoes and dieting On a cutting diet I have seen it many times to include sweet potato as a source of carbs. Being sweet in nature wouldn't the sugars have an impact on your insulin levels and affect your livers ability to burn fat? I would have thought that white potato, brown rice, oats etc would be a wiser choice? Six

16-05-2007, 01:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
Clydefrog Gym Addict Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 491	Re: Sweet Potatoes and dieting The "Sweet" in the name is misleading. Sweet Potatoes are low GI and actually a good food for diabetics because they help stabalize blood sugar levels and lower insulin resistance. They are rich in fibre and vitabins A, C and B6.

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17-05-2007, 06:10 AM	#5 (permalink)
Peg Getting HUGE! Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,468	Re: Sweet Potatoes and dieting See here for the skinny on sweet potatoes. __________________ "21st century man is not conquered by guns, nor by oppression, but by seduction." "Pride to the human heart is like lard to the pig." Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn "The best punch is the one that is both first, last, and ends the fight."

17-05-2007, 08:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
adamb84 Gym Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 143	Re: Sweet Potatoes and dieting i am looking at trying baked sweet potato the weekend, neva had sweet potato before. how long does it need to cook?is it the same time as normal baked potatoes?

19-05-2007, 11:35 AM	#7 (permalink)
SixStringzzz Newbie Trainer Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 21	Re: Sweet Potatoes and dieting Nah mate they cook in half the time! Nice done into wedges and roadsted too

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