interesting post!
1. +1 on the thermostat approach (I weigh myself daily and then even do 1-2 day alterations for homeostasis)
2. I've read that cold potatoes have different Glycemic Index than hot ones (googling quickly suggests this might be true?)
3. Charles Mann talks about potato in his book 1493 and how potatoes sustained Ireland f…
"At the time Smith was writing, 40% of Irish men and women ate no solid food other than potatoes. They could do that because the potato is a nearly perfect food." Charles Mann adds: “Today we know why: the potato can better sustain life than any other food when eaten as the sole item of diet. it has all essential nutrients except vitamins A and D, which can be supplied by milk; the diet of the Irish poor in Smith’s day consisted largely of potatoes and milk.”
interesting post!
1. +1 on the thermostat approach (I weigh myself daily and then even do 1-2 day alterations for homeostasis)
2. I've read that cold potatoes have different Glycemic Index than hot ones (googling quickly suggests this might be true?)
3. Charles Mann talks about potato in his book 1493 and how potatoes sustained Ireland for a long time - lots of good potato discussion there... Googling quickly: https://masscommons.wordpress.com/2012/07/16/1493-the-potato-feeds-europe/
"At the time Smith was writing, 40% of Irish men and women ate no solid food other than potatoes. They could do that because the potato is a nearly perfect food." Charles Mann adds: “Today we know why: the potato can better sustain life than any other food when eaten as the sole item of diet. it has all essential nutrients except vitamins A and D, which can be supplied by milk; the diet of the Irish poor in Smith’s day consisted largely of potatoes and milk.”