Potato extract helps reduce weight gain when eating high-fat foods and refined carbohydrates, say scientists at McGill University.

In a recent study, scientists fed lab mice for 10 weeks with harmful products that lead to the development of obesity, as a result of which rodents, weighing 25 grams at the beginning of the study, added about 16 grams. But the mice that ate all the same, but with the addition of potato extract, scored a little more than 7 grams.

Scientists even repeated their experiment several times, but the results were the same, which led them to believe that potato extract actually prevents weight gain..

It is known that potatoes contain a lot of carbohydrates.. However, it is also a source of polyphenols, which are rich in various fruits and vegetables. The daily dose of the extract is contained in 30 potatoes, but experts, of course, do not recommend eating as many potatoes. First you need to find out whether the potato is good for people with obesity, then calculate the optimal dose of the extract for men and women, and only then will it be possible to try this method in humans.

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