This news will delight all pasta lovers! Long relegated to the rank of enemy number 1 of diets (ex-aequo with bread), it would ultimately be nothing. Researchers at Saint Michael's Hospital in Toronto (Canada) today published a study in the British Medical Journal, showing that eating pasta regularly could help with weight loss.
To carry out their project, the scientists asked more than 2000 people to consume only pasta as a source of carbohydrates for three months. Results ? By eating three half cups of pasta per week, all participants lost about 500 grams. So yes, the loss is minimal but it is still a loss, which is explained by the fact that pasta is carbohydrates that have a low glycemic index. Thus, they do not increase blood sugar levels significantly.
However, for this technique to work, you have to be sure to integrate the pasta into a balanced diet and avoid accompanying your dish with cheese or a fatty carbonara-type sauce... So for all those who want to lose a little weight before summer, good news, no need to ban pasta!
