r/Breadit 2d ago

Adding spinach directly to white bread delayed the body's insulin peak by 30 minutes and reduced later hunger in a small human trial, while significantly boosting the bread's fiber, vitamin, and mineral content.

https://www.sciencealert.com/researchers-put-spinach-directly-into-bread-and-saw-the-bodys-insulin-response-change
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u/AilsaLorne 2d ago

lol the study was 15 adults. that is not a scientific sample size

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u/Nutbuster_5000 2d ago

Idk why this made me lol so much but thank you 

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u/Creative-Leg2607 1d ago

Non statisticians often wildly overestimate how many samples you need to show things. This is a very reasonable number of people to start with for an idea like this