Original food Italy has a unique taste, when it is mixed with the sauce. More interestingly again, a recent meta-analysis found, that eating pasta is not associated with weight gain. This meta-analysis published in the journal BMJ Open. The researchers analyzed data from 29 studies with the total number of respondents approximately 2500 people. The respondents were divided into two groups. First, the Group of respondents who are consuming pasta as carbohydrates with a low glycemic index. Second, the Group of respondents who consume other carbohidrate that have a high glycemic index. As information, foods with low glycemic index release sugar slowly into the bloodstream.
After about 12 weeks, the respondents who consumes pasta lost weight about half a kilogram, compared with the group that consumes other carbohydrates. But this finding is not a suggestion to eat pasta.
The researchers emphasize, that these findings apply only to paste with low glycemic index. The researchers also noted that the amount of weight loss in the study seem small and it is not clear whether this will persist for a long time.
Meanwhile, Heather Mangieri, a nutritionist in Pittsburgh, who is not involved in the research, said that the results of the study were not surprising. Nevertheless, the pasta could still be an option for the diet.
"If properly prepared pasta and mixed with vegetables that are rich in nutrients and protein without the fat, it can be a very healthy choice, " said Mangieri.
However you should be careful when mixing the pasta with the sauce. Mangieri revealed, "the number of calories goes up quickly in the pasta sauce, coupled with a high-fat, meatballs and bread."
So while eating pasta, you should also pay attention to the number of calories from ingredients that are mixed into the pasta. If consume with vegetables, you'll get the benefits of a healthier and can help you lose weight.
After about 12 weeks, the respondents who consumes pasta lost weight about half a kilogram, compared with the group that consumes other carbohydrates. But this finding is not a suggestion to eat pasta.
The researchers emphasize, that these findings apply only to paste with low glycemic index. The researchers also noted that the amount of weight loss in the study seem small and it is not clear whether this will persist for a long time.
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Meanwhile, Heather Mangieri, a nutritionist in Pittsburgh, who is not involved in the research, said that the results of the study were not surprising. Nevertheless, the pasta could still be an option for the diet.
"If properly prepared pasta and mixed with vegetables that are rich in nutrients and protein without the fat, it can be a very healthy choice, " said Mangieri.
However you should be careful when mixing the pasta with the sauce. Mangieri revealed, "the number of calories goes up quickly in the pasta sauce, coupled with a high-fat, meatballs and bread."
So while eating pasta, you should also pay attention to the number of calories from ingredients that are mixed into the pasta. If consume with vegetables, you'll get the benefits of a healthier and can help you lose weight.
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