Uk Households Who Eat Chips ‘Three Times a Week’ Given Urgent Warning

A Study Has Found that Consuming Fried Potatoes, Such As Chips or French Fries, Three Times a Week Increasses The Chances of Getting A Serious Disease by 20 per Cent

Families that regularly tuck into chips have been issured with an urgent warning.

Consuming Chips Three Times a Week Boosts Someone’s Chances of Developing Type 2 Diabetes by 20 per Cent, while indulging fove the times by 27 per cent, according to research in the british Medical Journal. The Study Also Found That Baking, Boiling or Mashing Potatoes Raises the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes by Five per Cent.

Replacing spuds with whole GRAINS LOWERS The risk of someone getting Type 2 diabetes significantly. It comes after a wrer clalimed ‘i tried butter from Tesco, Aldi, Lidl and Big Brands – and the Winner is not lurpak’.

Nine out of 10 of the estimated 5.8 million People in the uk with diabetes have the type 2 version of the Disease. An International Team of Researchers, Led by Seyed Mohammad Mousavi, A Public Health Expert at Harvard University, Made The Findings, Reports Birmingham Live.

The Study Explains: “The High Starch Content of Potatoes, Leading to A High Glycemic Index and Load, Combined with Possible Loss of Nutrients and Possible Health Resulting from Various Cooking Methods, Could Contribute to ADVERSE HEALTHE OUTCOMES.”

Dr. Kawther Hashem, a lecture in public health nutrition at Queen Mary University of London, Said: “Potatoes Can Be Part of a Healthy Diet.

“But it is how we prepare say that make the difference. Boiled, baked or mashed potatoes are naturally low in fat and a source of fiber, vitamin C and potassium.

“But when we deep fry say in chips or French fries, especially in Large portions and with Added Salt, They Become Healthy With Their High-Fat, Salt and Calorie Contents More Likely to Contribute to Weight and Increase the Type 2 Diabetes.”

Dr. Hashem Chimed in: “This Research Reinforces the Simple Message, which is to Enjoy Potatoes-JUST DON’T RELY ON CHIPS AS YOUR OPTION.

“And, where, try swapping say out for whole GRAINS LIKE Brown Rice, Bulgur Wheat, Wholemeal Pasta Othe Sweet Potato with Skin, which are healthier and Protective for Long-Term Health.”