Category: Nutrition & Diet

Potatoes often get a bad reputation, dismissed as “empty carbs.” But new University of Washington research suggests they might be one of the most misunderstood foods. 🔬 The Study: Scientists analyzed the nutritional quality of nearly 2,500 carbohydrate-rich foods—and potatoes ranked nearly as well as whole fruit. Yes, you read that right. Potatoes can be…

Ever feel like certain foods are just impossible to resist? Science backs that up. A Penn State University study asked 186 women with overweight or obesity to rank the foods they found hardest to stop eating. The top five? 🥇 Ice cream🥈 Chips🥉 Chocolate🏅 Cookies🏅 Pizza So, What’s the Best Way to Handle These “Problem” Foods? The researchers followed participants for 12 months in a weight…