Study: Eating Fries Over Boiled Potatoes Increases Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Those who consume similar amounts of boiled, baked or mash potatoes do not have an increased risk, researchers found.
An international team of researchers, including an expert from the University of Cambridge, wanted to investigate any links between potato consumption and the risk of type 2 diabetes.
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Academics analysed data on studies tracking the health of more than 205,000 health workers in the US.
Repeated surveys about people's diets were performed over almost four decades.
And during the study follow-up periods, some 22,000 cases of type 2 diabetes were documented.
Overall the research team found that consumption of baked, boiled or mashed potatoes were not linked to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D).
But people who had a higher consumption of French fries - at least three weekly servings - had a 20 per cent increased risk.
And those who eat fries five times a week appeared to have a 27 per cent increased risk.
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