Comments by "Del" (@Del-Canada) on "Only Human"
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Nutrition Facts
Cooked potatoes with skin are a good source of many vitamins and minerals, such as potassium and vitamin C.
Aside from being high in water when fresh, potatoes are primarily composed of carbs and contain moderate amounts of protein and fiber — but almost no fat.
The nutrients found in 2/3 cup (100 grams) of boiled potatoes — cooked with the skin but without salt — are (1Trusted Source):
Calories: 87
Water: 77%
Protein: 1.9 grams
Carbs: 20.1 grams
Sugar: 0.9 grams
Fiber: 1.8 grams
Fat: 0.1 grams
Carbs
Potatoes are mainly composed of carbs, primarily in the form of starch. The carb content ranges from 66–90% of dry weight (2, 3, 4).
Simple sugars — such as sucrose, glucose, and fructose — are also present in small amounts (5).
Potatoes usually rank high on the glycemic index (GI), making them unsuitable for people with diabetes. The GI measures how foods affect your rise in blood sugar after a meal.
However, some potatoes may be in the medium range — depending on the variety and cooking methods (6Trusted Source, 7Trusted Source).
Cooling potatoes after cooking may lessen their effect on blood sugar and lower their GI by 25–26% (8Trusted Source, 9).
Fibers
Even though potatoes are not a high-fiber food, they may provide a significant source of fiber for those who eat them regularly.
The level of fiber is highest in the skin, which makes up 1–2% of the potato. In fact, dried skins are about 50% fiber (10Trusted Source).
Potato fibers — such as pectin, cellulose, and hemicellulose — are mainly insoluble (11Trusted Source).
They also contain varying amounts of resistant starch, a type of fiber that feeds the friendly bacteria in your gut and improves digestive health (12Trusted Source).
Resistant starch can also improve blood sugar control, moderating your rise in blood sugar after meals (13).
Compared to hot potatoes, cooled ones offer higher amounts of resistant starch (8Trusted Source).
Protein
Potatoes are low in protein, ranging from 1–1.5% when fresh and 8–9% by dry weight (10Trusted Source, 14).
In fact, compared to other common food crops — such as wheat, rice, and corn — potatoes have the lowest amount of protein.
However, the protein quality of potatoes is very high for a plant — higher than that of soybeans and other legumes (10Trusted Source).
The main protein in potatoes is called patatin, which may cause allergic reactions in some people (15Trusted Source).
SUMMARY
Carbs are the main dietary component of potatoes. Those cooled down after boiling may provide some resistant starch, which can improve gut health. Potatoes also contain small amounts of high-quality protein.
Vitamins and Minerals
Potatoes are a good source of several vitamins and minerals, particularly potassium and vitamin C.
The levels of some vitamins and minerals drop during cooking, but this reduction can be minimized by baking or boiling them with the skin on.
Potassium. The predominant mineral in potatoes, potassium is concentrated in the skin and may benefit heart health (16, 17Trusted Source).
Vitamin C. The main vitamin found in potatoes, vitamin C is significantly reduced with cooking — but leaving the skin on appears to reduce this loss (16).
Folate. Concentrated in the peel, folate is mostly found in potatoes with colored flesh (18Trusted Source).
Vitamin B6. A class of B vitamins involved in red blood cell formation, B6 is found in most foods. Deficiency is rare.
SUMMARY
Potatoes are a good source of several vitamins and minerals, including potassium, folate, and vitamins C and B6.
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Decades ago nurses and even doctors could spend some time by your bedside having a chat and just keeping you company. Now so many people are unhealthy and not taking care of themselves and there are doctor and nurse shortages all over the UK and North America. This makes attentive care nearly impossible.
What I notice now in hospitals also(I spend more time in them than at home) is the younger staff are simply not paying attention to anyone. I see pee bags leaking because they need to be emptied, nurses rushing about when they are placing IV lines in and extracting blood, patients pressing their call buttons are not being attended to because staff are sitting at their stations on their mobiles, and so on. The primary reason for all of this is mobile devices.
They are literally addicted to looking down at their devices. And for what? Is having a chat full of "ikr", "lol", "idk" really that pressing? I consider working to be a break from mobile devices. I don't find them to be relaxing at all. People always bothering you with their loud notifications also. Turn that shite off. Nobody cares about your "cute" notification sound. I even see staff bump into each other at times because of this serious distraction. I would laugh if it wasn't so serious.
Hospital staff should have to stow their mobiles and only get access to them during breaks, lunch, etc. They are as important as a driver of a vehicle and should not be distracted.
I know this comment isn't really related to the video except it's about hospital staff, but it reminded me of how understaffed and distracted our most important front line people are nowadays.
Add to this open borders and you have a looming disaster, especially with medical tourism. Imagine a plastic bag that can only hold say 30 pounds. If you reach that limit and keep adding more and more weight the bag is gonna rip wide open with it's contents falling to the ground. That is literally what is happening to the NHS at this very moment. It is even happening to Canada now. Remember, this episode is several years old now. Imagine a situation ten times worse now and you have the NHS today. This is the very real ugly side of socialized medicine. Doctors and nurses need to be paid more and there needs to be more of them. End of.
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