{"id":16702,"date":"2024-11-18T09:01:04","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T10:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=16702"},"modified":"2024-11-18T10:24:00","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T10:24:00","slug":"how-healthy-are-sweet-potatoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=16702","title":{"rendered":"How Healthy Are Sweet Potatoes?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The marshmallows notwithstanding, sweet potatoes are one of the healthiest foods on your Thanksgiving table. They\u2019re full of nutrients that keep your systems humming and your blood sugar steady, and they can even reduce your cancer risk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Here are some of the ways sweet potatoes benefit your body, along with ideas from <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/cooking.nytimes.com\/68861692-nyt-cooking\/26770618-sweet-potato-recipes\" title>New York Times Cooking<\/a> for how to prepare them on Thanksgiving Day, and every day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"RelatedLinksBlock-1\">\n<div data-testid=\"lazy-loader\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-183ad66e\">They\u2019re a natural source of electrolytes.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Sweet potatoes are a good source of potassium, an electrolyte that you sweat out when you exercise. The body relies on potassium, which carries a charge, to send electrical signals between nerves, said Holly Gilligan, a registered dietitian at the University of Rochester Medical Center\u2019s Fitness Science program. Potassium helps to keep your nerves firing, your heart beating and your muscles contracting. <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/fdc.nal.usda.gov\/food-details\/168484\/nutrients\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">One medium cooked sweet potato<\/a> contains around 350 milligrams of potassium \u2014 about 12 percent of the <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/ods.od.nih.gov\/factsheets\/Potassium-Consumer\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">recommended daily amount<\/a> for an average adult and more than six times what you get in a <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/fdc.nal.usda.gov\/food-details\/2710769\/nutrients\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">12-ounce bottle<\/a> of Gatorade.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-3\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Potassium also helps you maintain a healthy blood pressure. \u201cThe body is constantly trying to keep potassium in balance with another electrolyte: sodium,\u201d said Dave Bridges, a biochemist and associate professor of nutritional sciences at the University of Michigan. Sodium causes the body to hold onto fluids, increasing the volume of our blood; if there\u2019s too much sodium, blood pressure can become <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/02\/29\/well\/live\/high-blood-pressure-lower.html\" title>unhealthily high<\/a>, he explained. Potassium stimulates the kidneys to excrete sodium and also causes blood vessels to relax.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-240d837b\">They won\u2019t spike your blood sugar.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Sweet potatoes get their signature flavor from naturally occurring sugars; one medium sweet potato has around nine grams. \u201cFor some context, that\u2019s about a quarter of what you would find in a regular soda,\u201d Dr. Bridges said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1336jj\">\n<div class=\"css-121kum4\">\n<div class=\"css-171d1bw\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-asuuk5\">\n<div class=\"css-7axq9l\" data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript\">\n<div data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript-message\" class=\"css-6yo1no\">\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">We are having trouble retrieving the article content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dv1kvn\" id=\"optimistic-truncator-a11y\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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They\u2019re full of nutrients that keep your systems humming and your blood sugar steady, and they can even reduce your cancer risk.Here are some of the ways sweet potatoes benefit your body, along with ideas from New York Times Cooking for how to prepare them on Thanksgiving Day, and every day.They\u2019re a natural source of electrolytes.Sweet potatoes are a good source of potassium, an electrolyte that you sweat out when you exercise. The body relies on potassium, which carries a charge, to send electrical signals between nerves, said Holly Gilligan, a registered dietitian at the University of Rochester Medical Center\u2019s Fitness Science program. Potassium helps to keep your nerves firing, your heart beating and your muscles contracting. One medium cooked sweet potato contains around 350 milligrams of potassium \u2014 about 12 percent of the recommended daily amount for an average adult and more than six times what you get in a 12-ounce bottle of Gatorade.Potassium also helps you maintain a healthy blood pressure. \u201cThe body is constantly trying to keep potassium in balance with another electrolyte: sodium,\u201d said Dave Bridges, a biochemist and associate professor of nutritional sciences at the University of Michigan. Sodium causes the body to hold onto fluids, increasing the volume of our blood; if there\u2019s too much sodium, blood pressure can become unhealthily high, he explained. Potassium stimulates the kidneys to excrete sodium and also causes blood vessels to relax.They won\u2019t spike your blood sugar.Sweet potatoes get their signature flavor from naturally occurring sugars; one medium sweet potato has around nine grams. \u201cFor some context, that\u2019s about a quarter of what you would find in a regular soda,\u201d Dr. Bridges said.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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