What is it about?
Review of the literature on the link between intake of potatoes, including boiled/baked/mashed potatoes and french fries, and risk of developing lifestyle diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
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Why is it important?
The role of potatoes is a highly debated topic and this systematic review suggest that potatoes may not be inherently harmfull, but the type of potatoes is important to consider (i.e. boiled vs. french fries).
Perspectives
There is still a great need for randomized controlled trials to determine the effects of potatoes on risk markers of cardio-metabolic health, particularly glucose metabolisms, as the evidence from observational studies on development of type 2 diabetes was mixed when investigating boiled potatoes.
Daniel Borch Ibsen
Aarhus Universitet
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This page is a summary of: Potatoes and risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease in apparently healthy adults: a systematic review of clinical intervention and observational studies, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, July 2016, American Society for Nutrition,
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.116.132332.
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