Nutritionists explained the benefits of a popular vegetable

Potatoes are rarely perceived as an important component of a healthy diet. Meanwhile, this vegetable contains a large number of very healthy substances when cooked correctly.

Studies have shown that resistant starch can help with weight loss and improve heart health. It can also improve blood sugar control, insulin sensitivity, and digestive health.

In order to get the most of the resistant starch from your food, it is recommended that potatoes be allowed to cool after cooking. Heating will destroy the resistant starch again, so it is better to use cold potatoes for various salads in order to obtain a useful substance with food.

Potato starch used in cooking consists of 80% of resistant starch. In order not to destroy the useful substance, nutritionists advise adding potato starch to ready-made cooled dishes.