A recent Japanese study published in the specialized journal of the American Diabetes Association taught us that regular consumption of potatoes could increase the risk of type 2 diabetes. The limit not to be exceeded: 7 servings per week.
According to the conclusions of a study published on the official website of the institute as well as in the British medical journal The BMJ, women who plan to become pregnant should reduce their consumption of potatoes to avoid developing gestational diabetes.
We are talking about Gestational Diabetes if you have a high level of sugar in the blood that occurred during the pregnancy. It occurs in some women, usually during the 3rd trimester. This pathology of pregnant women is not without consequences on the health of the baby (overweight) and the mother (high blood pressure and risk of cesarean section).
Potato’s high glycemic index promotes gestational diabetes
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health (United States) conducted a study of 15,000 women who had successfully completed their pregnancy between 1991 and 2001 and having no diabetes before becoming a mother. Of the 21,000 registered non-multiple pregnancies, 854 were associated with gestational diabetes. The findings of this study revealed that women consuming a lot of potatoes (more than 5 servings per week) had a 50% increased risk of developing diabetes during pregnancy compared to those consuming less than one serving per week. week.
“THE’glycemic index High potatoes cause blood sugar levels to rise rapidly, ”explains epidemiology professor Cuilin Zhang.
Changing your diet and replacing two servings of potatoes per week with vegetables or cereals would reduce the risk of gestational diabetes by 9 to 12%.
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