Can eating pasta help you lose weight?

Can eating pasta help you lose weight? A flurry of recent headlines on pasta and weight loss might make you think it can. But looking at the research behind these headlines shows that the science of dieting with pasta is not as simple as it might seem. USEFUL LINKS Original research paper: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019438 Pasta Is Good For You, Say Scientists Funded By Big Pasta – Buzzfeed https://www.buzzfeed.com/stephaniemlee/pasta-barilla-science-funding?utm_term=.bdmemG83V#.xlj489eRn ASU Risk Innovation Lab: http://riskinnovation.asu.edu School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Arizona State University http://sfis.asu.edu RISK BITES LITE Risk Bites Lite videos are shorter and lighter than regular Risk Bites videos - perfect for an injection of fun thoughts when you're not in the mood for anything too heavy! RISK BITES Risk Bites videos are devised, created and produced by Andrew Maynard, in association with the Arizona State University School for the Future of Innovation in Society (http://sfis.asu.edu). They are produced under a Creative Commons License CC-BY-SA Backing tracks: Blue and Green, by RimskyMusic https://www.premiumbeat.com/royalty-free-tracks/blue-and-green Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/RiskBites

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