Potatoes Aren’t Always Bad for You — It’s All in the Preparation

A new study finds some sympathy in a new study a much-maligned vegetable: the potato.  

It found that the way the potato is prepared — including what people add to it — is what’s associated with Type 2 diabetesInstead of the “humble” Vegetables are the best. 

Diabetes Care, a journal peer-reviewed by the American Diabetes Association for health professionals, published the study.

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Research in the past had indicated a link between total potato intake and diabetes.

A team of Australian researchers, led by Dr. Nicola Bondonno from Edith Cowan University’s Nutrition and Health Innovation Research Institute, explored the relationship of vegetable intake and the incidence of Type 2 diabetes. 

A new study involved participants who completed a 192-item questionnaire. “food frequency questionnaire” At the beginning of the study. Researchers investigated the link between Type 2 Diabetes incidence and potato consumption. (iStock)

Researchers also studied the link between Type 2 diabetes and potato consumption.

Over 54,000 participants, ages 50-64, were recruited from the Danish Diet, Cancer and Health cohort, which examined the relationship between dietary components and the incidence of cancer and other chronic diseases. 

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Participants completed a 192-item questionnaire. “food frequency questionnaire” The study began at the beginning.

Pratik Pokharel, a doctoral candidate, who was involved in the analysis of the paper, stated that participants noted how often they ate the same food over the past 12 month. 

“The intake of foods and nutrients were then estimated using standard recipes and the software FoodCalc,” Pokharel spoke to Fox News Digital.

Consuming more vegetables could lower your risk of developing diabetes

The risk of Type 2 diabetes in those who consume the most vegetables was 21% lower, according to researchers.