Three types of potatoes turned out to be dangerous for health

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One of the key risk factors for cardiovascular diseases vascular system is high blood pressure. Currently, a billion people in the world suffer from this disease. WHO calls hypertension one of the main causes of heart attacks and strokes.

It has been established that certain foods can increase blood pressure. One of the most surprising discoveries was that potatoes, beloved by many, negatively affect these indicators. Scientists have come to the conclusion that three methods of its preparation disrupt the functioning of the cardiovascular system.

We are talking about baked and boiled potatoes (including mashed potatoes), as well as French fries. According to the researchers, women are at the greatest risk.

In addition, scientists have discovered a connection between the frequency of eating potatoes and high blood pressure. 187,000 people took part in the experiment and were divided into two groups. Volunteers from the first group ate potatoes at least four times a week, and from the second – once a month. As a result, it turned out that the participants in the first group were much more likely to suffer from hypertension.

“These results have potentially important implications for public health, as they do not support the potential benefit of including potatoes as vegetables in public diets. food programs. Instead, they prove the harmful effect observed after high consumption of carbohydrates,” the authors of the paper said.