Most of us love potatoes in the form of crispy fries, fluffy mash, or steamed and baked. It is, in fact, the third most ...

Researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that eating just three servings of french fries per week ...

In a study that tracked the diets of more than 205,000 adults over decades, French fries were associated with an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D), while other forms of potatoes ...

They included 102 adults with T2D (mean age, 66 years; 66% women) between June 2021 and December 2023; the patients had a mean baseline BP of 135/75 mm Hg; 66% of them used at least two ...

People who ate fries five or more times a week had a 27% higher risk of developing T2D, compared to those who rarely indulged. And for every additional three servings a week, the risk jumped 20%.

The good news, however, is that some simple swaps three times a week can significantly decrease the risk of diabetes. Replacing fries with whole grains lowered the risk by 19%, the study found.