Potato Power fighting obesity and lung disorders
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Channel: McGill University · 2014 · Film & Animation
Can the potato fight obesity, and even reduce inflammation caused by pollution? Researchers at McGill University in Montreal say they have uncovered the power of the potato: its polyphenol content. Investigators fed mice an obesity-inducing diet for 10 weeks. The results soon appeared on the scale: mice that started out weighing on average 25 grams put on about 16 grams. But mice that consumed the same diet but with a potato extract gained much less weight: only 7 more grams. The benefits of the extract are due to its high concentration of polyphenols, a beneficial chemical component from the fruits and vegetables we eat. Extract of Irish potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.) decreases body weight gain and adiposity and improves glucose control in the mouse model of diet-induced obesity Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, November 2014 Stan Kubow, Luc Hobson, Michèle M. Iskandar, Kebba Sabally, Danielle J. Donnelly and Luis B. Agellon http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mnfr.201400013/abstract;jsessionid=5F563E95E6DFF9E7A9883EF79F1F79F1.f02t04
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