could you delve into this a little more, im pretty interested in the topic of digestion(med student). gatorade is higher on the glycemic index than sweet potatos, so it should have a greater effect on insulin levels. which means greater ability to pull the sugar into cells for storage as glycogen. also, i can't find evidence that sweet potatoes have a lot of high molecular weight carbs. but, couldn't really find much in a quick search. found evidence to the contrary:
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