Potatoes have always been considered a weight watcher’s worst enemy. They are usually the first food to be stomped out of the diet by any obesity management program. Plus most dietitians consider the humble potato a nightmare, so when you say potato for diet control, people may be excused for considering you crazy.

Only you are not crazy, because researchers at McGill’s University have managed to dig out a fact about potatoes that left everyone, including themselves, flabbergasted. Apparently when mice were being fed an obesity rich diet which included an extract of 30 potatoes daily, they actually went from 25 grams to 16 grams, losing weight.

When details of this science project were studied it was found that the potato extract could actually be a blessing for obese people and those suffering from type 2 diabetes. Of course they do not recommend eating 30 potatoes a day, but rather using the extract in a supplementary form.

There is also talk of being able to make it available as a separate cooking ingredient to use in the kitchen. Although its a long while away from becoming a reality on your kitchen shelf, it is nice to know that this science experiment has taken away some of the angst associated with potatoes.