Bread vs. Potato: What's Worse?
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Is bread or potato worse for your health? Watch this video to find out.
Timestamps
0:00 Bread vs. potato: what's worse?
0:10 Types of potato on the Glycemic index
1:33 Types of bread on the Glycemic index
2:22 How bread and potatoes affect blood sugar levels
3:00 Which is worse?
In this video, we're going to talk about bread and potatoes. Which of these is worse in your diet?
Let's take a look at potatoes by evaluating where they're at on the glycemic index. The glycemic index is used to measure how much a particular type of food affects your blood sugar levels. The higher on the index a food it, the worse it is for your blood sugar levels.
Potato
• Instant potato: 97 (close to pure glucose)
• Baked potato: 84
• Boiled potato: 82
• Raw potato: Very low
As you can see, over-processing or cooking potatoes makes them bad for you. You could eat as many raw potatoes, and you won't have a problem. However, cooking them breaks down the starch and makes them extremely high on the glycemic index.
Even sweet potatoes are high on the glycemic index. They have 3x more sugar than regular potatoes.
Now let's take a look at the glycemic index of bread.
Bread
• Whole wheat bread: 74
• White bread: 74
As you can see, whole wheat and white bread are both the same on the glycemic index. They are also lower than cooked potatoes.
However, bread often contains harmful substances, including:
• Bleach - this lowers your level of vitamin E
• Phytate - this reduces your zinc levels
• Gluten - this causes gut inflammation
Bread causes a delayed spike of insulin and blood sugar levels. It can often take 2-3 hours before you see a blood sugar spike. You get an instant spike of blood sugar levels with potatoes.
The average American consumes 53 lbs of bread every year.
The question is, which is worse: bread or potatoes? Well, they are both bad in their own way. Potatoes will cause more instant blood sugar issues, and bread will cause more inflammation and nutrient deficiencies.
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Thanks for watching. I hope this video helped clear up why bread and potatoes are bad for your health.
After having listened to you for the last month, I have come to the conclusion that I died about 20 to 30 years ago
How's after-life?
LOL
I am next to your grave 😵
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Luckily French fries aren't on the list so they're all good.
Or Roast Potato’s
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What about potato chips? Because they're smaller, they must be "good" for you. (?) :D
😂😂😂😂
@Zeljko Trifunovic What if I hide them in a bottle of Ketchup? Will I get my daily allotment of vitamin C?
Also if you boil potatoes & leave them in fridge overnight, part of the starch turns into resistant starch which is good for your gut's health. So enjoy a potato salad for instance.
Reheating them creates even more resistant carbs
Yes, as recommended by dr Gundry,
The Italians let their spuds go cold and add olive oil basil, tomatoes and garlic, tastes delicious.
@@Dowlphin I've seen one study where they measured the blood sugars of a group of people who had cold potato and rice then measured it when it was reheated. The blood sugar levels were lower with the reheated carbs showing that more resistant starches were created by reheating them
@Dina Gz also eating it helps.I don't know about esting it.🤫😂🤣😅☝️
I'm now thinking to eat the candle in front of me,couse I don't know what to eat any more...🤣
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kale lol
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Wait, have you checked the carbs and glycemic index of candles? 😁
Eat whatever you like but go easy on the sugar and junk food
Careful when saying things like "you can eat as much raw potato as you like" as there are some crazy people out there that just might.
😂😂😂
I don't think they will ever eat a lot of it since it doesn't even taste good and is hard to eat.
@@WorldxOfxHardstyle it's difficult to say, many people have very special taste.... LOL
Very true, I noticed some people who have watched these videos and they don't really understand it so they go with quick advice and get things mixed up.
And people on the processed food/sugar diet have brain fog which means they really can't understand things that well.
@@magucathy - Agree. I know a lot of people, including my wife, hate bittermelon but for me the bitter it is the more I like. Speaking of a bitter taste, I can't stand black coffee. I have to add HWC to my coffee.
I'm surprised why he didn't mention the nutrient content of each of these, particularly that potatoes have a lot more potassium and B-Vitamins. And since each of them both spike your blood sugar about the same honestly after 70+ on the glycemic index it's not much worse, I'd rather take the potato since it's much higher in nutrients.
Not to mention a crazy high amount of Vitamin C which bolsters your immune system. Plus a potato's fiber content can help fill you faster; one solid baked potato and I'm not even going to LOOK at food for a solid chunk of hours later
@@IrkenExile / So is it better to eat potato over toast with your brkfst eggs?
But a sandwich???
What is Black Bread?
Potatoes have less strach so it the better choice.
Perhaps we should start listening to you, I am being serious. Can't believe the video doesn't even mention nutrients.
Never posted a comment on Tube before in my life but after watching this, I just can’t hold myself back. I like watching Dr, Berg but when I hear this I have to disagree on the health benefits. See, I am from Belarus, and in my country we call potatoes a “second” bread, meaning people primarily live on this stuff and of course we eat other awesome food too :)And I mean we eat it like we breath air every day. We eat a lot of it! A lot!!!! I have never seen a fat or unhealthy person due to obesity in my life until I came to USA. I just have to disagree on this one about potatoes. Also, because it is cultural and it is in my blood:):):):) I almost felt unsalted:) JK! However, America’s food problem is not potatoes and bread, it is sugar that is put in everything and the worst one is in liquid form. And top that off with extreme laziness and sedentary lifestyle- results in neat picking things like “which is worse, bread or potatoes”!
C’mon!!!!! You are splitting heirs here.
Stop eating everything that has sugar, stop drinking soft drinks with sugar or any drinks that loaded with it! Stop eating processed foods, like powdered potatoes, pizza and pasta!
Eat good black bread and potatoes with good quality meat and high in animal fats, and vegetables. It’s an American lifestyle that make people eating potatoes unhealthy.
Potatoes rock baby!!!!!:):):)
In 2018 USA had a higher life expectancy then where you come from lmao so what your saying doesn't add up
I totally agree with you!
@@huamenger6799 that lmao is so arrogant for someone who’s argument does not make sense at all😂 diet is only one contributing factor to life expectancy, not the sole one, so it’s actually your argument doesn’t add up. If you wanted a more accurate indication of dietary health, you would look at obesity rates and the outcome is pretty clear. The US has an obesity rate that is nearly twice as high as Belarus.
@@Anthony-zl9ww yet they somehow live longer ?
@@huamenger6799 yeah but clearly not because they have a better diet😂🤦♂️ there are sooooo many other factors that could influence life expectancy. Such as health care, poverty levels, sanitation, drinking water, housing, air quality, etc. Your argument is that because they live longer, they have a better diet. That’s stupid and reductive. You’re ignoring any other factor that could contribute life expectancy. You literally cannot argue against the obesity rates. Only two factors contribute to that and that’s diet and exercise (and maybe genetics to a certain extent). The fact that America has a waaaay higher obesity rate is 100% indicative of their poor diet and lifestyle. The difference being is that their obese people have better access to healthcare and therefore live longer. If cannot grasp this incredibly simple concept, then I would just stop talking. You’re embarrassing yourself
It's too bad that he didn't mention the amount of carbohydrates each one contains.
A potato has about 20% of them, while bread has about 60% of carbohydrates, that's quite a noteworthy difference.
And that potato is rich in iron copper potassium b1 b3 b5 and c vitamin and have small amount of hight quality protein and if eaten with skin have fibers
@@blueaqua9300 Now in his defense, he's informing us almost strictly on a weightloss POV, so that's why he does not take into account micronutrients in this case.
@@blueaqua9300 what is good about fibers? And why eat so much sugar? And why do you not mention the toxic compounds in potatoes? Chaconine and solanine are natural toxins in potaotes, and the first can be lethal. They have more than that too.. for instance stuff that prevent you for gaining much use of that protein.
@@Goldenhawk583 By 1844 the Irish people had come to depend on the potato for their nutritional needs so much so that around half the population relied on them almost exclusively and that population was exploding. When the Great potato famine hit a year later by the time it was done around a million people had died from starvation and other famine related diseases. Good thing though. If they'd continued eating all those toxic, "lethal" potatoes I'm sure things would have been worse.
Carbs is what I look at when buying bread. Never seen 60%
I eat baked potato's cut into wedges, coated in avocado oil. I fast all day till 3:00 PM, have three eggs with one avocado. Then have dinner at 7: 00 pm.
A protein, the potatoes mentioned above and salad and steamed broccoli or asparagus. This works great for me, I like the fact that potatoes are very high in potassium, and no gluten. The avocado oil also slows down the glucose absorption. So I'm about 80%..lol no ones perfect. Thanks for another great topic.🙂
That sounds so delicious and healthy ☺
@@bahaar2825 lol..I know! Right! But I do eat berries and other goodies too, like my built proof coffee with grass fed butter, coconut cream and heavy cream sweetened with stevia all whipped up in my little bullet. Morning delight.🙂
@@deniseroberts8572 Just make sure your stevia doesn't contain substances like malto dextrin that spike insulin. That ruins the entire point of fasting. Brilliant work. I love fasting too :)
HAHAHAH when he said “And i’m being sarcastic” at the end 😂😂😂👌
Another interesting thing about potatoes- a businessman named Chris Boyt went on an all white potato diet for 60 days. According to Dr. Berg, this should have had catastrophic results for his blood glucose levels. In fact, however, after 60 days of eating nothing but potatoes, Boyt's blood glucose went from 104 to 96. He also lost 23 pounds, and his cholesterol levels went down by 31% (his LDL by even more).
Exactly and so many others. You have to eat it cold after you cook it. There's a science behind how the starch works. I lost 7lbs in 7 days eating just potatoes and no longer craving sugar or other foods at the moment. I will continue...
@@didilom564 oh wow, can you explain some more of your experience?
LOL. Don't hold your breath for Berg to address all the conflicting evidence.
The dude said you can eat raw potatoes. I would not take any advice from him on eating potatoes going forward
It can be done with organic potatoes
Potatoes are just about the most nourishing vegetable that a person can eat.
Before the Great Famine in the 1845, the Irish were the healthiest peasants in Europe. They essentially sustained themselves on potatoes and some green vegetables. They ate potatoes with every meal. Hence, the devastation when the crop failed but the health benefits of potatoes are not to be underestimated.
Exactly
Potatoes have resistant starch that feed the good bacteria, they decrease your insulin resistance, and strongly protect your organs.
@@lottie496 I just wonder at times what we are meant to eat as it seems that we are not allowed to eat anything these days lol.
I am very athletic (I run, I box, I do HIIT training and do weights) but I am not going to deny myself certain foods in moderation.
@@aidenw207 Absolutely. There are many health benefits.
@@Saintinthecity-wh9nl Eat real foods that you can farm or make yourself in nature. These are foods your body was designed for. The processed foods you shouldn't eat come in packages with barcodes and are designed for one thing profit and shelf life to protect more profit..
Sweet potato is a bomb of vitamins and minerals
So are regular potatoes. Both are highly nutritious, but sweet potatoes are definitely a must.
You know, generations of my ancestors, all the way to my parents, did not starve for two reasons. 1. Bread 2. Potatos. So plz do spare me this.
Gema Pérez Ríos but some people add brown sugar!
@David Chaplin I'm wide awake. Hhahaha
@David Chaplin I'm wide awake. Hahaha
potatoes kept the irish alive for decades
Being alive and being healthy are two different things. You'll see people with great shape dealing with liver, kidney issue because they are overloading their organs with heavy processed protein supplements.
Oh, and Irish stayed alive because of the fat that was mixed in with the potatoes. Homemade fat, not our heavily salted, grain fed cow butter. Fat buffers the spike of insulin that's why it's always a great idea to add a table spoon of fat with rice or any carbohydrates. Not sugar, I'm saying natural, unprocessed carbohydrates like rice, potatoes, bread, tortilla, chapati ect.
Real goal is to live as long as possible with every organ in good shape. Then it will not matter how much muscle mass you have or how much fat you have.
Example would be the Sumo wrestlers from Japan. They look extremely fat but the studies have shown that their organs have little to no fat accumulated over them.
Then we have Japanese population with very low muscles mass but they live longer than average American or Indian or anyone in the world.
Also had them malnourished.
@@ShipCreek Very true however if dip a potato into the pot of gold at the end of a rainbow, you're good to go.
Yes, if you have not other kind of food. But if you can choose don't eat them you will be ealthier
@@Nuno_N also there's a difference between the potatoes they used to eat and now the potatoes we eat. Their potatoes were rugged, with hard skin, a lot less water content, a lot of fiber, hell lot of nutrients because less pollutated soil and almost no pesticides.
Now we have white potatoes that are almost 90% starch and people peal those so almost all the nutrition is gone.
In past people used to add cow/buffalo dung to the soil as a natural fertiliser. That increased the nutrient quality of soil and also the nitrogen profile.
Now people just spray the plants with chemicals.
This guy is considering all sugar being the same... Sweet potato is literally one of the healthiest food you can have. Rich in antioxidant and good sugar...
Because this guy is a lunatic. He promotes ill-informed practices. I don't know why people are so naive to discard double checking what other people say, especially those who claim to be DOCTORS.
In fact sweet potatoes are much better than normal potatoes.
Saying smth is high in sugar is not the same as saying their all the same. Honey is high in MANY good things for your body, it’s also very HIGH in sugar, if sugar is a big concern for you, due to your specific health issues, it’s something to consider, regardless if it has other good benefits.
He's saying it from the viewpoint of being in a ketogenic diet. You can't do a ketogenic diet with sweet potato unless you only have a tiny piece. There is a literal limit to how many carbs that can be consumed and at the end of the day sweet potato has more
No such thing as good sugar. Can you say diabetes
I'm Irish, our whole diet had been based on Potatoes and White or Brown Soda Bread. Since the Supermarkets came about and the junkfoods in them, our diet had changed a bit and so has our health.
I'm Scottish and as bad as things get, at least you're not the ones that first brought the world the deep-fried mars bar. What a legacy :S
I'll keep my sweet potato regardless!
Same here. This carb phobia is nonsense. Eat a balanced diet people you don't need to eliminate an entire food group to lose weight.
I'm in love with sweet potato
Sweet potatoes are loaded with nutrients and fiber and a small amount of glucose... I disagree with Dr Berg on this one.
@@hiddenx4968 sweet potato has a tremendous impact of GI especially the orange one if it is baked. There are lots of color varieties of sweet potato. The orange one (normal one) is not as good as u think
Monokuman Nius No I disagree completely with you. If you have some sort of disease or illness then yes a lot of healthy foods can become a problem. For instance if you have sibo you basically can’t eat a lot of healthy vegetables. Or if you have inflammation you need to cut out nightshades legumes and other healthy foods. But if your a normal person Sweet potatoes are great for you and have a ton of health benefits. If your eating them everyday for every meal, then you may run into some issue just like with anything. A lot of people think something is good for them so they OD on it because they’re looking for a silver bullet all the time.
No bread and no potatoes...it must be 2020.
Just learn to test your own blood sugar, don't matter what year it is, this has nothing to do with woke health politics, it has to do with the great blocker called insulin.
Lol
@Bestgirl Bugger off.
At this point we should only drink water and eat ice cubes. I’ve found out that the more you watch this kind of videos, the more paranoid you get. Just eat in moderation and enjoy life.
At what point? “Eating in moderation,” means nothing if you don’t set some guide lines first. Eat meat, veggies, and fruits. You’ll be fine. I’m almost certain you can go absolutely crazy and eat those three things till you vomit and you’ll be just fine.
I did that till I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes,then cut out sugar and bread it took 3 years to reverse it,also I fasted,so happy to be diabetes free🎉🎉🎉🎉looking forward to keeping my legs and not going blind was worth it
What you are experiencing is called "decision fatigue", where you are so tired of choosing things that you would rather choose anything. But one thing that is made very clear from these videos is that some bad things are definitely much worse than other bad things. No matter what food decisions you take, avoid at all costs stuffs with tons of sugar like sodas and common sweets and trans-fats, like margarines.
I am sure that potatoes are pretty decent compared to that, but they will still pull you out of keto nonetheless.
@@jimkaytorkaytor9976 What was your glycemic index at its worst? My mother is also diabetic and I made her follow a strict diet with as little carbs as possible in hopes she gets better.
😂right
If I keep watching when I get home from the market I can throw away the contents and eat the bags
Boiled sweet potatoes have a decent GI though and are very nutritious
I swear Dr. Berg's humor throws me every time because I'm not expecting it! 😆
He would make a great major league curve ball pitcher!
It's a dry humor which is hilarious to me 🤣
Yes but what throws me is his lack of qualifications &his spouting his quackery
@@arunseigell7361 He's usually pretty good but I don't agree with him on this specific subject either. According to the facts, bread & wheat are significantly worse than potatos for a plethora of reasons. I hesitate to even call bread a "food". Religion has been normalizing this crap for millenia
@@arunseigell7361 Not like he s a real doctor
When I started really keeping track of carbs and sugar, I was shocked to discover that mashed potatoes had much less of both compared with rice off any kind. I have always opted for rice thinking that because it was a grain It was better.
And rice is one of the preppers basic foods to stockpile , along with beans. if they ever have to live on them they might not live very long.
Sweet potato very healthy !!!!
what are its health benefits?
@@Arjunarjunskiy I also want to know
@@Arjunarjunskiy while higher calorie and sugar, it's also very nutritious. So its all about perspective, I've had better success with CICO but making sure that you are getting the best bag for your calories matters too
Sweet potatos are better choice specially after boiled than regular boiled potato bcz its glycemic index is almost 40 only
But I wonder if cooking the sweet potato will do the same damage to it as a regular potato
I think what we need to realize is Dr. Berg promotes and lives a strict keto diet lifestyle. So the information he gives first and foremost is towards those that do the same. Can someone eat bread and potatoes and still be healthy, of course. Nevertheless Dr. Berg is still one of the best source of information on diet and health on RUclips in my opinion.
Yes because even though the GI is i high and the number is close to glucose, he didn't explain how the body breaks down potatoes differently than how the body breaks down sugar. A little misleading.
So are potatoes okay?
@@AnGeLaOYA That break down leads to an insulin spike. It's not really misleading. When your blood sugar goes beyond that level (110 I believe) it produces this hormone called insulin that makes you tired & groggy etc. Because it's attempting to get your blood sugar levels back to the healthy range. I won't say it's bad to eat potatoes but your essentially annoying your body every time you go beyond the tolerable amount of sugar your body needs. When you use sugar as an energy source instead of fat & protein your body stores the fat you have instead of burning it as an energy source. The fact that your body can use sugar from food(glucose) or fat (on/in your body) as an energy source should be enlightening to say the least. Now you should know why our bodies store visible fat it's no longer a mystery sugar is the culprit. This is why keto is amazing for overweight people now your body burns the fat you have. Eat foods that turn to glucose you turn off this action.
@@morematcha other than the info dr berg said, I read once that people who eat potatoes a lot don't live as long as those that dont. Either way, I do keto but every now and then I will have some potatoes. Maybe just view them as a rare treat.
@@ellehan3003 If you really want to be confused, read McDougall's books. He points out all the world populations that have thrived without disease eating just the opposite of what Berg endorses.
for me just removing the very processed things like flour, seed oils and sugar/honey/syrups/artificial sweeteners was incredible. two months in and my acne is gone, my period is stabilizing (by the second month i didnt need a pain pill after 10 years of excruciating dysmenorrhea). my fiance lost 7 kgs what he was struggling to budge in a year with intense exercise, and his eczema has calmed down. there are other smaller things i've noticed improving all the time.
but i eat potatos, sweet potatos, (with peel), rice too (sometimes white, sometimes brown). even dense bread made with sprouted grains. about every other day in some form. however the rest of my food is vegetables, fruits, meat, eggs, dairy, nuts. that is it, and key point here is to not cheat (no matter how annoying it is to have to explain yourself for trying to eat healthy every single time you visit family 🙄).
if anyone is watching these videos and wants to try something to heal their body but cannot imagine themselves on strict keto, this is your sign to NOT let the strictness of these videos discourage you. of all the "half measures" i've done in my diet to get better (i tried getting off dairy and eggs because i showed sensitivity to them, i tried intermittent fasting and found it too difficult) this is the one thing i can genuinely vouch for to every single person i talk to. it's ok to eat a potato, (unless there's something more drastic you're trying to target and you are prediabetic or such!! there is a time when it's necessary to heed this advice im sure. i just think it's dangerous to fall into an all or nothing mindset when there is something you COULD try that might just be enough).
But you said you don’t eat flour but then you said you eat dense bread? So ur sensitive to dairy and eggs how are you okay with them in ur diet though? Actually l like ur approach of personality diet. Thanks
@@Jb-ky1ri hey! i don't eat white flour because it's overly processed. but i dont avoid grain, so i do include 100% whole grain things like oat groats, or ezekiel bread which is made of sprouted whole grains. because the bread is dense i physically cant overeat it and it is nutritionally rich, it seems great for me.
i showed sensitivity to eggs and dairy on a food sensitivity blood test, so i avoided them for a while to try to regulate my hormonal issues. i dont know why eggs were there, and including them back in my diet was so good for me lol. i can't tolerate lactose too well, so im assuming that's the dairy sensitivity part - but i brought yogurt, kefir, cheese etc back in my diet and it causes no problems.
there are some nuances for individuals when it comes to food but the general principle to avoid overly processed food i believe absolutely everyone can benefit from :)
thanks, good luck to u with it!
Same here eating some sprouted grains and most Whole Foods and I’m feeling much better. The less processed the better , And im no more afraid of adding lot more healthy fat and protein and sea salt then I used to eat
Try pastured eggs
I did keto for two years. I stopped and went back to eating carbs. I gained plenty of weight back. I then started a running program that involved cross-training and lost the weight again, but I ate carbs like anyone else. Keto is a great tool for those trying to lose weight even without consistent exercise. But I find it easier for me to work out more while being very consistent than staying away from carbs. Some people can actually maintain a keto diet for long periods of time. But for those who want to get back into eating a lot more carbs than they do I suggest working out more and consistently with intermittent fasting. Then you'll be able to eat those foods you surely miss.
Same here, start gaining weight after leaving keto diet, come on, I don't want to be an alien at dining table for the rest of my life. Keto diet is good if you are obese and have other difficulty to exercise, but please do not depend your life on it.
Now I'm eating whatever I want but in controlled quantity plus regularly exercise (running 3 times a week with 10KM each). To my surprise, I'm start losing weight, and now I'm able to keep my weight at ideal BMI, without losing the joy of eating good food.
@@wan4623 Yeah. those long runs are a game changer. And you're right, as long as you're consistent with the training you don't have to be picky about what you eat as long as it's sensible.
@@wan4623 I use to run but One day I watch something somewhere and saying running makes faster metabolism more eating urge walking slows that and less urge for eating or something like that 🤪I walk 30 minutes every morning after school drops,drink apple cider vinegar before I take off,running also bad for knee.take care 🇬🇧🇹🇷
@@nillywade2073 did u run with ur knee? well, that something somewhere someone somehow story is always the best stories..Dr Berg also say to do HIIT..those training are more suffering than running..i know because i sometimes still doing HIIT..higher metabolism will help u loose weight better..u need tu watch more of his video...
@@wan4623 It doesn't matter if you are on keto or on normal carb diet. If you eat less calories than your body burn, then you will lose weight. Keto might be good for obese sugar filled americans, who don't have time or can't exercise. Proteins and fats are pretty filling, so do whole grain carbs. But when someone is accustomed to american eating, it's hard to convince these people to eat whole grains, it's easier for them to follow eating fat and meat. Keto and exercising are kinda bad mix, unless you are on very strict keto for long time, which is very exhausting to avoid much of the food like veggies or carbs, and eat dietary supplements with some minerals/electrolytes. I've dropped keto because it was unsustainable and annoying with my exercise regimen.
Me: "Which one's worse for you doc"
Doc: "They're about equal"
Me: "So both good?"
potatoes are good bread is bad , If you want to loose weight eat potatoes if you want to gain weight eat bread.
@@michelhusk4240 actually in another video about how to gain weight he said you should consume sweet potatoes and wild rice to gain weight if you are skinny.
@@michelhusk4240 loose??
Potatoes are extremely rich in potassium, I don’t know why this wasn’t mentioned. It almost defeats the argument that is the basis for this whole video
@@essentialpost maybe because we can get potassium from other foods?
My auntie eats everything, she is 105.
Right !,, my mom does too ,, she’s 92👍
Yeah, unless you're already very unhealthy it's fine to eat everything. Also, it's not like people are just going to eat potatoes without anything else. The GI will go down drastically if you eat the instant potato with other vegetables and chicken or fish. It's not like people are gulping plain instant potatoes as meals.
Their pancreas are machine-like!
So that means that it applies to every person? Just cause a person survive mount everest, doesn't mean everyone will.
Dr Berg exaggerate sometimes, I mean potatoes and sweet potatoes are wholesome foods and should be eaten with moderation, that's it
Instead he's demonizing any food who goes against his keto diet agenda!
Sweet potatoes 🍠 full of nutrients
Besides the carbs, most of the nutrients are in the skin... and I don't know anyone who eats sweet potato skins.
A lot of people eat the skin
@@hopeechangee12345678 baked sweet potatoes are good with the skin. I dip mine in sour cream.
@@priestesslucy3299 Well, I grew up in the south eastern U.S., where sweet potatoes are very popular, and I have never heard of anyone eating the skin... I guess it's a regional thing.
@@hopeechangee12345678 I love the skin on sweet potatoes
Bread, Potato? It's like asking "Which Menendez brother do you like more?"
Make your own bread & grow your own vegetables to maturity eating everything in moderation with not stuffing yourself while living a somewhat physical life while utilizing your mind to stay sharp will keep you going just fine.
Wise man.
Nice thought! But not so realistic. Most people don't have that luxury to make their own bread, or grow their own veggies. What a world it would be though!😉
Dr. Berg, how do the various flat breads compare to the yeasted breads?
One thing I would recommend when doing these comparisons is to compare the insulin index rather than the glycemic index. They arent the same. And we should be concerned with the insulin index.
Why the HECK didn't I see this BEFORE I bought 7 packets of instant mashed potatoes?!? 😮
I'm still going to eat them, lol.
😂😂😂 This is soo funny 😂😂😂 We had liver and packets of instant mix at my girlfriends grandparents house . So am also asking myself... Why the HECK didn’t I see this before?!!😂😂😂 I need to share your msg with my girlfriend. 😂
Well, Just ignore what he said. They will change what they say after a few years as they always do. They use to say coconut oil is poisonous, now it is the best oil in the world.......
😂🤣moderation is key
@@delooaes Ok but don't eat MSG!!!😱🤪🤣🤣
I make homemade potatoes but im eat my potatoes
I'm convinced that every food is unhealthy at this point, so I need to just focus my diet on foods that are just "less unhealthy." I have limited knowledge on the subject, but I'm sure eating a potato is better for you than a cheesecake. I don't need to live until I'm 90, but I also don't want to feel like crap every day either.
Due the fiber composition on the sweet potatoes,the release of sugar is very very slow! Which doesn't spike the insuline too high !
Plus they have vitamin A and beta carateen
Plus it only has like 3-4g of sugar per serving so that’s not a lot
I always thought sweet potatoes were a good fat
so is he wrong?
Gotta love Dr. Berg's sarcastic sense of humor 🤣 👍😂
Yeah - I love his dead pan delivery
Potato is almost holy grail for anyone who wants to bulk up.
You need carbs if you are skinny and want to get bigger and i think that we can consume potato without problems.
Just avoid alcohol,refined sugar,drugs etc.. and you are cool
Love your channel Dr. Berg. I gave up both bread and potato. I was miserable. I've started eating potato again once a day. I so look forward to my potato. I'm trying to lose weight and I know that deleting both from my diet would accelerate the weight loss but I'm happy to go slower and eat potato. I have given up all cakes, added sugar and processed foods. And I'm definitely, leaner, happier and more energetic. But I don't have blood sugar issues just too much fat. I'm Irish and we love our potatoes.
There are alternate theories about starch and potatoes. Dr. John McDougall wrote The Starch Solution where he calls potatoes the perfect starchy food. His lectures are interesting and bring up a lot of good points. I mostly eat rice, potatoes, and eggs all made with grass-fed butter and I've never been healthier in my life. A perfect meal for me is mostly potatoes and rice with a couple eggs and some veggies and maybe a little meat. I don't feel satisfied with meals that are mostly veggies or greens or meat, your body needs that quality starch.
@@startonix3613 thanks I'll look that up.
I can never give up potatoes, it's the most delicious, how can I resist it.
maybe being part Irish is why I love potatoes too....I sure don't want to live without them!!!!!
Enjoy some of life’s tiny pleasure is also important as you pointed out. At least the potato gives us so much potassium (1,000mg) and vitamin C. It’s takes a lot of eating to get to the potassium DV of 4,700mg without potatoes. A potato knocks out 25%
You can substitute cauliflower, cooked and run through a blender. I like to add some cheese, as it tastes great with cauliflower. I just used it for Shepherd’s pie, it was great!
My dad ate Lebanese bread with his meals nearly everyday until the ripe old age of 96. God bless his soul!
Ikr. It's all to do with a balanced diet. We're not gonna die from eaten bread or potatoes but sure it might lead to diseases. I just don't think it's that serious.
@@Theocracy8 You just mentioned the crucial point, which is: "sure it might lead to disease." Living your life with a chronic disease can be hell, especially later in life when it really starts to break down your body and gets even worse... possibly creating other diseases, which is the case with many chronic diseases. Now, if a persons diet is very very clean already, I don't think potato or bread here and there will do any harm, but the thing is... everything adds up, especially when majority of the population have an absolutely garbage diet, which most people don't even realize. Eating few pieces of bread will be much worse to someone who already has high bloodsugars, eats candy and junkfood every other day and consumes pastry and chocolate every time they have a cup of coffee.
@@Theocracy8 keto made me somewhat unhappy and lost my appetite to make love, my poor husband thought I was cheating, I had to quite it to feel normal again.
@@solekhashuwa I think I have seen places that mention keto and fasting can be bad for women's hormones. Maybe it's just not for everyone. No diet can be perfect for everyone. I try to listen to my body . I have tried plenty of times to go sugar free (not even keto ) and I found my brain felt asleep and mood low. I even tried it for 8 mths at 1 pt. Then I had sugar and felt way better. My brain could think and I felt much better mood. Try small amts. At times I am ok, other times I need a sugar hit. Maybe we need some tricks. Like eating fermented foods. Not sure . I have to keep reading.
Fruit Cocktail
Eat like a French woman.... tons of information on Pinterest. For the most part French women are lean, happy and healthy.
This dude thinks "Keto" is the best thing since Sliced bread!
Thank you for great videos! Life changing videos! ❤️🙏🏼
Doc! What about the high fiber content in the sweet potato?
Lol I’ll take my chances with potatoes ! 😋😂
Lol
I actually like raw potatoes with a bit of salt
Took me a long time to find this one and I've been wondering. Dr. Berg really answers almost all one's questions.
I haven't seen a mouldy piece of bread in years and I'm suspicious that the preservatives interfere with the microbiome.
You must go through the loaf too quickly. At my house they get moldy all the time!
@@juneberry1982 Keep it i the fridge, no more mould.
@@juneberry1982 We don't use bread often so I freeze any loaf I buy and thaw out as needed. Refrigerating tends to dry out the bread and it still gets moldy. But if you freeze it, it keeps the moisture. At least that's my experience AND it keeps my husband from sneaking and eating the bread out of the bag! (He's too lazy to thaw it AND he knows he'd get caught!!!)
Preservatives definitely make a difference. And organic loaf will get mold after about a week, others take up to 3 or 4 once I by them. I always freeze organic bread for that reason.
just depends on the brand you buy
Watching this while eating potato patties on bread 😂
Potato = carbs, bread = carb. Carbs redundancy!!!
Been on this planet for almost 58 years and I've never heard of "potato patties" before.
Claude Herbert basicly just hash browns or rösti
@Log Splitta lol, so true. Every time I carb bomb, I fall asleep like a boss. Especially after pasta!
Don't Forget the blue cheese crumbles
Excuse me Dr. Berg, I have always known that the "Sweet" potato is good for diabetics because it has a lower glycemic index than the normal potato. In fact the sweet potato only has 46 GI vs 97 of normal potato. Is there something that I don't know? Thank you!
Ya... Healthy meal in asia always include sweet potato.
i assume it is okay eat it in moderation
@@airishviscara2326 Yes, but I would like to know why dr. berg said to avoid it.
Because sweet potato is sweet.
That 46 GI depends on how it's cooked. Some GIs go as high as mentioned. Peeled, baked is 94. Peeled, cubed and boiled is 46.
Live your helpful material. Keep it coming. Thank u
Appreciate your work Doc!
Thanks David! I appreciate it.
Potato, sweet potato and bread are all fine as long as you don't overeat.
I don't understand what he wants us to eat
@@yourlandladysson6395 dust and air!
Potatoes aren’t bad. They’re awesome carbs w little fat so as long as you’re working out and burning them off, you’re good to go. It’s what you put on them that kills ‘em.
@@yourlandladysson6395 air, breathe lots and lots of air, LOL
@@yourlandladysson6395 I think he's just describing the hard facts. It's up to us to decide what we eat and how much of it.
We can eat both (bread and potatoes), in small amount.
The type matters. And if it is heavily processed or not (any bread in a supermarket for example)
I agree , everything in moderation
Strange I’ve been eating steamed sweet potatoes for years and they seem to never spike my insulin. Perhaps they’re different in the UK?
So what sweet potatoes spiked ur insulin then before l lean from which country?
You do sometimes, but can you talk more about what you eat when discussing these? You’re information is so helpful but would love to know what you prefer and why. Thanks for posting so many helpful tips!
What about potato being a resistant carb once cooked, cooled then reheated?
Thats been proved a myth
@@ShipCreek link?
As MM said, I have proven it with my blood sugar test strips. My sugar spikes with cooked potato just like it does with any high carb food.
@@eb6195 Resistant starch in potato is when you cook potato and chilled it overnight then reheat it. The GI index will be lower. This is still being debated.
ChantYip, interesting that Dr. Berg didn't mention it at all 🤔
"And I'm being sarcastic" lmao
This will be one of the few times I'll deviate from what Dr. Berg says. To start out, I don't eat bread or pasta at all. Potatoes are the only carbs I eat. I eat potatoes once a day. I pan fry them in grass fed butter and along with the 4-5 eggs I consume (which are organic pasture raised). I think the good that I get benefits the bad in this instance.
I think I'm gonna do this too minus the butter. I have been low carb off and on but not enough energy and too low weight. Even with meat and eggs I'm still so hungry, etc. Gonna add potatoes. This is safer than grains.
Are you fat or lean after not eating bread
Agreed. Bread is much worse than potatoes as bread is processed as it has to be made. Potatoes are grown naturally
Berg sadly picks out random studies to base his opinions. He never addresses contradictory studies, and there are thousands of them.
I just had a big bowl of potato and breads after 24hr fast and this video pops up.
😂😂
I do that too,
@@lydialove382 don't do what I just did there.. Rather have some lean protien, via chicken or whey protein shake..
I remember as a kid baked potatoes were supposedly healthy but the cheese butter and sour cream was what would make you fat.
Which is the exact opposite of the truth. It is the potato itself. Starch is just a string of glucose molecules, which get quickly broken down in the body (hence the high glycemic index). You overload your body with sugar, either through directly consumed sugars or starches which are quickly broken down into glucose, and it gets converted to fat (specifically triglycerides) and stored in your fat cells. Also you will never burn the stored fat because the excess sugar consumption signals your body to preferentially burn glucose for energy, and your high glucose intake gives you more than you need, so no need to ever dip into reserves.
The only way to get your body to burn fat if you eat the standard diet is through calorific deficit - deliberately not eating enough or fasting. Undereating works, at least temporarily. But sustained undereating is both physiologically and psychologically fraught, and generally results in weight being regained when the person just can't take it anymore and throws in the towel. Fasting and can be sustainable long term if you aren't starving yourself during the non-fasting periods. Our bodies much prefer a feast/famine cycle, because they are designed to handle this. It is the reason we store fat. There are many benefits to doing so, as it allows our bodies to switch modes from processing food input to other maintenance and repair work that doesn't get a chance if we eat constantly.
The best way to go is to minimise sugar intake (and remember, sugar also means complex carbs, which are just sugar molecules joined together), and instead focus on eating protein and fat. Protein is used to build and repair your body, and if you eat a lot of fat and not a lot of sugar, this signals your body to preferentially burn fat for energy, and to reserve sugar for those cells which can only run on glucose, chiefly red blood cells. Also note your liver can manufacture sugar on demand from both protein and fat, meaning you don't actually need to consume any at all in your diet (unless you have a condition that requires dietary management of blood sugar). Combine a high fat, high protein, low carb diet with regular periods of fasting and your body will eventually get into the swing of burning fat wherever it can, and will burn off all those excess reserves. Indeed it will waste energy just to get rid of excess fat. It will burn it for the sake of burning it, as it gets the message it no longer needs those excess reserves and is not being inundated with excess sugar that it can't do anything else with. Note this is indefinitely sustainable, as unless you are dangerously underweight, even someone with sub-10% body fat (like a bodybuilder on a cutting cycle) carries more than enough energy in their fat tissue to meet their body's daily energy requirements and then some. Your body knows how to maintain a healthy weight if you give it the right inputs.
@@nswhorse Well said summary.
@@nswhorse Exactly! It isn't the fat that makes you fat, it the sugar ( or white foods that turn into sugar)!
Funny how he cuts out sweet potatoes no question because they have sugar? Are you kidding me? Sweet potatoes are one of the most healthy foods.
Bro, it's madness literally is the most healthy potato far healthier than bread could even imagine being lol
I think that the Dr. has no idea about sweet potato
It contains cabs of best quality
Almost seems like he’s developing a phobia of sugar at every level. I understand if your a diabetic that sweet potatoes may not be the best to eat all the time. But for an average person it’s one of the most healthy foods. And also it’s not like it has fructose as the type of sugar. I just don’t get some of the stuff he says. I actually personally know a friend who reversed an autoimmune disease by doi a strict diet and one of the main foods she ate all the time was sweet potatoes...
@@hiddenx4968 he's caught up in the science... You have to be careful who you listen too... Only way to get all true facts is from multiple sources...
Travis Dell Yeah I agree.
Just eat a little bit of everything and be active!
Little bit.....
Hard to be active with tears from the pain just trying to get up from chair. Not every lucky as you
Hallelujah
I dunno, Doc. I've never known the Irish to steer me wrong when it comes to healthy living.
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I know it doesn't make a difference Doc but what about Ezekiel Bread???
My daily dose of listening English - done
Did you notice Dr Berg pronouncing word "herb" as "urb" or is it just me?
PS
I just looked up and in American English it's indeed pronounced as "urb".
Well done, Dr Berg you speak so clearly that your videos serve double educational purpose!
@@b213videoz Nope I didn't. But I'm not native =)
@@b213videoz It is only pronounced like that by Americans. English people pronounce the H in herb - HERB.
Nie tylko angielski ale i konkretna wiedza :D pozdrawiam
@@b213videoz Exactly. When we Americans say, "Herb", pronouncing the /h/, we're saying a man's name, Herb, which is short for Herbert. Cheers.
Watching such videos you think to quit enjoying food 🥘 🥲
That was very helpful.
There used to be some urban legends back in high school that if you eat raw potatoes you could raise your internal body temp and skip school ...
I never heard that. I have been eating raw potatoes for decades without any issues.
Probably because it would make you sick...... 🤔😏
Teacher lied to you
I’ve always liked raw potatoes. When I was 3, my mom would peel potatoes and I would ask for one and eat it. She then would peel an apple and gave it to me and I’d throw it on the ground because I wanted RAW POTATO
SaltedwithFire Did u get any potato stamping done or u ate the potatoes?
Me too, sprinkle a touch of salt on them. Eat them like an apple
Yeah, I was about to say, I love raw potatoes. I get a hella 'tato craving when I'm doing low carb.
Haha the end of your comment made me literally lol
Ever tried jicama? It’s like a cross between apple 🍎 and potato 🥔
I saw a video of a guy who literally lived on only water and potatoes and no oils only a few herbs for something like 55 days and he got a lot healthier and felt great. there's a documentary on youtube you could watch.
Raw or boiled?
@@MobilediscowirralCoUk in the documentary he did it different ways mixing it up so he was not bored. I can't find the actual documentary at the moment but I did find an interview with him on the doctors TV show if you search potato-only diet from about 4-5 yrs ago and it was an Australian man
@@EASTSIDEDELI , I’ve seen that interview! It was very interesting.
He must be Ectomorph
@@EASTSIDEDELI Spud Fit Andrew Taylor
I have to say, I find your videos interesting and follow a lot of the ideas. However, when I see so many so-called experts with conflicting views which they are adamantly certain on, I find the whole idea of following nutrition advice to be suspect. I don't really believe that boiled potatoes are bad for you, I also think sweet potatoes are very healthy. Some of the longest living people in the world eat a lot of sweet potatoes, I believe in a region of Japan. So much food advice seems like an attempt to stay relevant and gain and grow an audience for monetization. Not saying that is what you are going but it is very hard to know what to believe. Very often I see people in the comments talking about how they don't know what to eat anymore. I think eating whole foods is good and lots of vilified foods, in general, can be good for the body. Generally speaking, the advice "Everything in moderation" seems to hold weight when it comes to food.
What about the resistant starch in cold cooked potato?
Yes! Dr Berg! I wanna know too!
Doc I thought in a previous video you recommended people that wanted to add a bit of weight to consume starchy vegetables such as sweet potato ?
A little bit is probably fine but French fries probably not. This is targeted for people trying to let go of these foods to lose weight.
@@fruitlove8842 Ha. Finally a people with an intelligent reply
And potatoes for the people who want to gain weight !!
@@fruitlove8842 I put my sweet potato fries in the oven. 32ms 400 degrees
ThankTheLord yum frying them does not do them justice! Ew
Doctor, thanks a lot for your lectures. My question is: What is worse pasta or rice? Thank you so much in advance.
Sweet potato is actually helping for reducing the fats from our system. You can make tests about them and how they reflect on the blood.
I'd be interested in sprouted grain bread vs traditional bread comparison and it's effect on blood sugar.
Keto bread?
I stick with the potato!
At least it’s not processed.. I agree!
Raw potato, that is.
There are alternate theories about starch and potatoes. Dr. John McDougall wrote The Starch Solution where he calls potatoes the perfect starchy food. His lectures are interesting and bring up a lot of good points. I mostly eat rice, potatoes, and eggs all made with grass-fed butter and I've never been healthier in my life. A perfect meal for me is mostly potatoes and rice with a couple eggs and some veggies and maybe a little meat. I don't feel satisfied with meals that are mostly veggies or greens or meat, your body needs that quality starch.
Nothing wrong with potatoes, only with John mcdougall
@@grewalparminder2003 so what's wrong with Josh McDougall?????
My exact 4am questions that come to mind.
The sarcasm is most welcome !🙏👍😁🇬🇧✌️
No mention of cooked and cooled potatoes that increase RS (Resistant Starch)? Don't they have a positive effect on FBS?
I was wondering about this too. I love cold potatoes that have been cooked with a roast!!
He never replies to questions 🙄
doesn't fit his ideology
I like this doctor for the fact he explains sarcasm... Such a dry sense of humor...
I can relate
@DrBerg what if we SOAK the potatoes to get rid of starch?
I routinely eat sliced , raw potatoes with Himalayan salt sprinkled on them... crunch like Jicama!
Is that sarcasm...cause u missed saying it like dr berg at end
"but other than that I think is perfectly healthy" Ha ha Love Dr. Berg sense of humor !
If you microwave a baked potato for 4-5 minutes, does it still have a GI of 84 like a baked potato in the oven for an hour since you cited the cooking time as the factor in GI?
Where did you get the information about sweet potatoes? In every chart i see it has low Glicemic Index....
Who came here because of Greg Doucette?
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Yeah he was annoying in that video and I'm subbed to him.
Bread 🥖 for me plus I am Irish ☘️
So the only healthy option is raw potatoes. Who would’ve thought - potatoes ARE keto-friendly!
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Sweet potato can be eaten raw (e.g. is nice with hummus), & is NOT high G.I. raw. BUT other potatoes cannot be eaten raw & i think are poisonous thus.. Boiled new potatoes are lower G.I. Any cereals milled as flour are high G.I.
Germans eat a lot of potatoes and are not fat.
@@maura1686 We have a lot of obese people over here!
Greetings from 🇩🇪
@@maura1686 That's because they mix the potatoes with other things. The GI automatically comes down when you mix other foods with it. I don't who these people are that eat plain potatoes.
I love your sense of humor Dr. Berg haha
I started a very low carb diet 2 months ago, Lots of Beef Tallow, Coconut oil, mainly meat & fish, eggs, avocados. Im a skinny, tendon Guy. I’m working out twice a week. I’ve unfortunately already lost a half stone, that I can’t afford to loose. I need to put weight on. I feel that I have to eat some carbs to gain more weight. Thinking of doubling my Beef Tallow intake, Is that a good idea? Potatoes are starting to appeal to me, as the least bad carb (I presume better than pasta, bread and rice). What’s de best Carb to eat for weight gain?
I avoid bread/gluten and go crazy for the potatoes. I’m slim, fast metabolism, abuse coffee and caffeine drinks but learning this about the starches makes a few more things clear to me. Thanks Dr.!
This was great news! (for people who like raw potato👍🏻)
@@danielaangelescu5333 I know someone that ats raw thin slices potato with vinegar on it for health reasons they say.
I eat raw potatoes 👌
Green potato is toxic.
Daniela Angelescu I’ve eaten them my whole life because to me they taste good. If they were toxic wouldn’t the doctor have said not to eat them raw?
Daniela Angelescu sprouted and green potatoes can be toxic, these I don’t eat. Go do a little more research.
I’d be interested in hearing about tortillas. I use yellow corn tortillas small, doubled. They don’t seem to spike my need for sugars. Maybe a couple of times per week.
How does the potato rate as far as the starch? I have heard that if you let a potato cool back to room temperature after cooking the sugars reform their chains and it is like eating a raw one?
Absolutely Karen! Love that line, it's gold!
Aren't there any nutrients in potato? It is afterall a vegetable 🙂
Most interesting informative (more you cook, process potato, glycemic index gets worse) as I love both and wondered about how bad each can be -- now I can only reduce considerbly the amount I want to eat (I love sweet potato but not yams) I love both but not instant potato.
I love half cooked potatoes, in spanish it's papas sancochadas (parboiled) however it's cooked, baked, boiled, oven, air fried, in soups, potato and eggs etc, potato has to be sancochada not raw. I only like soft mushy potatoes if it's smashed potatoes