as a "COUNTRY FARM FAMILY BOY"=I AM ALWAYS REVISITING SOMETHING TO DO WITH OUR KNOWLEDGE OF FRESH/GREAT AND HEALTHY FOODS: uMMMNN GGOODD STUFF AND I WANTED SOME "YAMS" FOR THANKSGIVING, WHICH I HAVE!!

Yams sold in the United States are actually a type of sweet potato. Sweet potatoes originated in South America and are grown in the United States. True yams are native to Africa and are seldom sold in your local grocery store. The two potatoes also do not share similar carbohydrate profiles. As a result, sweet potatoes boost blood sugar, while yams help keep it balanced.
After you eat sweet potatoes and yams, their carbohydrates are digested into simple sugars that enter your bloodstream, causing a post-meal boost in blood sugar. For most people, this isn’t a problem because insulin escorts sugar into cells, which returns blood levels to normal. However, if you have health conditions that interfere with normal secretion or use of insulin — insulin resistance, prediabetes or diabetes — your body struggles to remove the extra sugar and blood levels remain high. Over time, high blood sugar may cause kidney disease and heart attacks, according to the American Diabetes Association...CONT...

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Yams vs. Sweet Potatoes: What's the Difference?
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Yams vs. Sweet Potatoes: What's the Difference?

Yams vs. Sweet Potatoes: difference between these tuber vegetables are quite confusing. Read to know the difference and which one is better.