Recently, scientists conducted an interesting study on the harm to the body from consuming potatoes.
In particular, the product's effect on the development of heart disease or hypertension was studied.
It turned out that there is no direct connection. However, doctors still do not recommend getting carried away with excessive consumption of fried potatoes.
According to the researchers, a healthy diet plays a key role in preventing the above-mentioned diseases.
The essence of the study
In their work, the scientists separately examined fried, boiled, baked potatoes and mashed potatoes.
Potato consumption was measured using food questionnaires recording portion sizes and meal frequency over the past year.
The total volume was calculated in servings per week.
Boiled, baked and mashed potatoes were grouped together.
The study, which included more than 110,000 people, did not include data on potato chip consumption.
Data from 67,000 people were used to analyze the risk of developing hypertension.
Participants ranged in age from 25 to 72 years old, and averaged 1.9 to 4.2 servings of potatoes per week.
Conclusions of scientists
As a result of the work, scientists did not find a significant link between potato consumption and the occurrence of heart disease, even taking into account age, diet and lifestyle.
They also found no evidence that different types of cooked potatoes (fried, boiled, baked, mashed) affected the risk of developing these diseases.
However, it was found that excessive consumption of fried potatoes may influence the risk of developing hypertension.
It turned out that people who ate more than one serving of this product per week were 10% more likely to have hypertension than those who did not eat it at all.
