Does Unmodified Potato Starch Raise Blood Glucose At All?

#1

I’ve read it doesn’t – i.e. raw uncooked. Dr. William Davis advocates it and other prebiotic fibers to feed the good bacteria for gut health. What is your experience with it?

Allegedly raw potato doesn’t raise blood glucose either.

(Michael - When reality fails to meet expectations, the problem is not reality.) #2

Starch is a carbohydrate (sugar) just like any other. It may take a little longer than others but it ultimately becomes glucose. Some quibble about how big a glucose spike it causes because of however long it takes to be converted to glucose. Bottom line: we do not need to eat sugar for any reason. Ketosis and gluconeogenesis will supply your gut biome with all it needs to thrive. β-hydroxybutyrate will create a healthy gut environment.

(Bob M) #3

I took potato starch for a while, about 6 months. It did not help me, only seemed to cause side effects (start low if you take it). At the time I took this, though, I was taking pin-prick blood but not that often, apparently. The column after the time is Precision Xtra ketones, then ketonix (breath ketones), then urine strips, then blood sugar, then notes:

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I was able to stay in ketosis, at least. Looking through my records, I did not take a test good enough to determine what happens just taking starch.

(Full Metal KETO AF) #4

Just eating regular minimum carb KETO is good for gut health. I don’t know why you’d want to eat raw potato or potato starch? Getting off grains and processed food should give your gut health the boost it needs. If you want to do extra make sauerkraut. Whole vegetables contain more than enough fiber, which is only needed when you eat them. There is zero dietary requirements for fiber, in fact many believe you’re better off without it. Myself included.

And then there’s Dr Zoë Harcombe,

:cowboy_hat_face:

(Bob M) #5

By the way, for comparison, here are my values now. The column after the time is my home Keto Mojo, next is my work Keto Mojo, then ketonix, then blood sugar. This is what 3.25 years of low carb/keto does to you:

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