White potatoes are mostly starch, so nutritionally speaking theyve gotten a bad rap.
Enter the slightly less starchy sweet potatoand the beginnings of a myth that sweet potatoes are better for you.
But its more important to look at theglycemic loadof your whole meal, not just one component.
Likewise with the sweet potato: it all comes down to what youre eating it with.
(Brown sugar and marshmallows?
Not your best bet.)
Read the full article at Mens Health for other food myths you may have fallen for.
5 Food Myths| Mens Health
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