Consumed as part of a healthy and balanced diet, pasta does not make you fat. On the contrary: they would contribute to weight loss, reveals a new Canadian study. Moreover, whether we call them slow sugars like the doctors, or noodles like everyone else, pasta is an excellent food that should find its place in the family’s staple diet; especially during exams.
Talking about pasta means first of all twisting your neck with legends.
First of all, they absolutely do not make you fat if you consume them in normal amounts – good news for all children. The simple dish of spaghetti that makes all mothers feel guilty is a thousand times better than steak and fries or other burgers… And the guarantee of a real full of energy! On the other hand, we will be less friendly with what can accompany them: the excess of sauce, crème fraîche, bacon or grated cheese.
When we try to be careful about what we eat to lose weight, we often tend to completely eliminate carbohydrates from our diet. New study by researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto published in the review BMJ Open shows that otherwise. “Consuming slow sugars, such as pasta, did not contribute to weight gain or increased body fat,” said its lead author, Dr. John Sievenpiper, clinician scientist at the Center for Clinical Nutrition and Changed risk from St. Michael’s Hospital. “Analysis even showed little weight loss. So pasta can be part of a healthy diet, such as a low glycemic index diet.”
Less 500 g on the scale
The researchers undertook a meta-analysis of 30 different studies. In total, they followed 2,500 individuals who ate cooked pasta, more than three times per week (3.3 times on average) instead of other carbohydrates, as part of a glycemic index (GI) diet. low. Each serving was equivalent to half a cup of cooked pasta, which let’s note is a small amount.
It turned out that at the end of a median follow-up of 12 weeks, the participants had neither put on weight nor increased their body fat, but on the contrary had lost an average of 500 g.
A precious slimming ally
Don’t worry, then, if you pay attention to your figure and occasionally indulge in a dish of pasta. Consumed with other foods with a low glycemic index, they even prove to be a valuable slimming ally, especially as they have a satiating effect. Indeed, unlike most “refined” carbohydrates, which are quickly absorbed into the bloodstream, pasta has a low glycemic index: They therefore cause lower increases in blood sugar levels than those caused by high glycemic index foods like white rice and sugar.
A source of magnesium, vitamin B and protein, pasta is also rich in fiber when it is whole wheat.
Second injustice:
Pasta, contrary to popular belief, is not contraindicated in cholesterol diets. There is, in fact, only 1/7 of an egg in a normal ration. Not enough to make it a forbidden dish… Quite the contrary! By reducing the secretion of fats by the liver, by participating in the lowering of cholesterol, they are even indicated in the diet of those who suffer from heart disease.
Little fat, a lot of sugar
Pasta is low in fat and a lot of sugars, but be careful, slow sugars that are digested very slowly, releasing constant energy in our blood, without panicking our body like when we eat a piece of sugar. Hence their name and especially their energy interest. Another advantage is that when you eat pasta, you have little or no desire to eat fatty or sweet foods. So, if you want to lose weight, do not hesitate to favor noodles … but in reasonable quantities!
Especially since – and it is much less known – there is in this food as much protein as in eggs and almost as much as in meat and, what is more, of better quality.
Finally, during cooking, they become loaded with water. Twice their volume. Which, especially in elderly people who drink little, represents a significant fluid intake.
But beware. To keep their glycemic index low, it is better to taste them al dentethat is, firm and not overcooked.
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