You May Be Able To Eat More Potatoes Than You Thought, Study Suggests

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If you love potato salad, scalloped potatoes, or sweet potato fries, you may worry about their health effects. Good news: a new study suggests potatoes

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A Boston University study published in the Journal of Nutritional Science involved 2,523 30-year-olds and older. They monitored

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participants' diets and health to see if regular potato consumption by healthy adults could harm their cardiometabolic health.

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This study was released in September 2022, however researchers began collecting data from 70% of participants in 1971 and continued

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for years. The researchers examined how many and what types of potatoes people ate, such as white and sweet potatoes.

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Participants ate 36% baked, 28% fried, 14% mashed, and 9% boiled potatoes, among other options. The researchers noted individuals' continuous health.

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In healthy people, consuming four or more cups of white or sweet potatoes—fried or not—per week did not raise the risk of hypertension or dyslipidemia.

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If they didn't eat red meat or exercise, fried potato eaters had a lower chance of health complications. They were 24% less likely to acquire Type 2 diabetes and 26%

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According to Flexitarian Diet author DJ Blatner, RDN, CSSD, "It's not surprising that potatoes weren't associated with risk of diabetes, high blood pressure

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Potatoes have fiber and good carbohydrates. "One medium potato contains potassium, an electrolyte that helps muscle, cardiovascular, and nervous system function,

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