Cold pototoes boost immune system.
Recent research out of Spain has shown that resistant starch gave pigs healthier bowels. No surprise there. But what did surprise them was a general decrease in the pigs’ white blood cell levels, in particular those of the leucocytes and lymphocytes in their blood. White blood cells are produced as a result of inflammation or disease, generally when the body is challenged.
The general down-regulation of leucocytes observed by the Spanish researchers suggests an overall beneficial effect, a generally more healthy body, according to immunology expert Lena Ohman at the Department of Internal Medicine, Göteborg University, Sweden.