Photo remixed from originals by Mr. T in DC and theimpulsivebuy.
Potato chips and potatoes were the two foods found to increase study participants’ weights the most; over a four-year period these two foods resulted in an average additional 1.69 pounds and 1.28 pounds weight gain, respectively. Sugar-sweetened beverages and red and processed meats also led to about a pound more of weight.
On the other hand, eating yoghurt can help you lose weight; on average, participants lost 0.82 pounds. The study also provides further support for the notion that eating fruits and vegetables, whole grains and nuts are good for you.
While the weight loss may seem small, the study indicates that a small change in your diet can make a big difference in the long run.
Changes in Specific Dietary Factors May Have Big Impact on Long-Term Weight Gain [Harvard School of Public Health via The Atlantic]
Nodeity
Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 9:04 AMHmmm,.. Maybe they should invent tater flavoured Yoghurt..!!
fred
Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 10:23 PMBaked spuds with yoghurt topping?
Nodeity
Sunday, June 26, 2011 at 10:17 AMMmm, I think the idea is to get rid of the spuds, but I like the way you think big fella… ;]
Mike
Sunday, June 26, 2011 at 7:48 PMEat yoghurt, not potatoes to lose weight?
No… really?
*rolleyes*
no one
Sunday, June 26, 2011 at 8:18 PMChips and Yogurt. The Yogurt balances out the chips :)
juice
Monday, June 27, 2011 at 1:54 PMRegarding the image, was the styudy talking about plain yoghurt, or was it the junk shown here?
Dee
Monday, June 27, 2011 at 3:19 PMIf you’re serious about your yoghurt (or have kids) you cannot go past the Easiyo system for home made yoghurt. The kit is less than AU$30 and the sachets of culture are around AU$3 each and they make a litre of yoghurt. They are now available in manu supermarkets. There is a low fat version in the range but it also has flavours, Greek etc.
Braden
Monday, June 27, 2011 at 3:49 PMUse this dee instead of the packets. http://www.cuisine.com.au/recipe/How-to-make-yoghurt-a-primer
You will end up with a decent natural yogurt base which has been made this way practically since the beginning of time. Best of all you’re adding nothing but milk and lactic cultures compared to all the junk you get in those sachets. Organic goats milk yogurt anyone? its possible with this method. ;)
From this you can then add vanilla bean, berries, muesli or whatever you typically have with your yogurt to trick it up. :)
Alexandra
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at 11:14 AMHave you read the ingredients on the sachets? The “junk” in the Standard and Low Fat sachets consists of whole & skim milk solids (i.e., milk powder), and live cultures. Doesn’t seem any more “junky” to me than milk & milk powder plus commercial yoghurt as a starter (and from experience, I get far more consistent results using sachets than using commercial or homemade yoghurt as a starter).
Alexandra
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at 11:08 AMErr, correlation != causation.