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Episode 6: Rice vs potatoes - why different cultures experience them differently!
One of my listeners, Emily, shared a question that sent me down a nerdy rabbit hole. She grew up in Canada eating potatoes as a staple and can eat a lot of them with no problem but rice makes her full really fast. Her Indonesian friends are the opposite: they can eat a lot of rice, but potatoes shut them down fast.
In this episode, we explore whether there’s any scientific reason behind this so come join me and find out what the data really says!
In this episode:
Where potatoes and rice originated, how they spread globally and how many varieties exist
How we define fullness
Expected satiety…
The skinny
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