Thursday, September 25, 2025

A few less French fries

 

It appears that eating less French fries has a substantial benefit.

(It'd be nice if that didn't apply to tater tots, but unfortunately I think it does.)

Three Weekly Servings of French Fries Linked to Higher Diabetes Risk
Eating similar amounts of potatoes cooked in other ways, however, does not substantially increase the risk.

"After adjusting for lifestyle and dietary factors related to diabetes risk, the researchers found that for every three weekly servings of total potato, the rate of type 2 diabetes increased by 5% and for every three weekly servings of French fries, the rate increased by 20%. However, similar intake of baked, boiled, or mashed potatoes was not associated with a significantly increased risk.

Replacing three weekly servings of total potato with whole grains lowered the type 2 diabetes rate by 8%. Substituting baked, boiled, or mashed potatoes with whole grains lowered the rate by 4%, and replacing French fries lowered the rate by 19%."

So, more baked potatoes, please.



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