Do Potatoes Increase the Risk of High Blood Pressure and Death?

Are potatoes good for you? Do potato eaters live longer or shorter lives than non-potato eaters?
This is the second in a five-part series on potatoes. The first installment was Do Potatoes Increase the Risk of Diabetes? (nutritionfacts....
Aside from french fries, potato consumption is not associated with mortality. Potato eaters tend to live just as long as non-potato eaters. That’s actually bad news. A whole plant food that’s not associated with living longer? One that has a neutral effect on lifespan? That’s a lost opportunity. But, what if you really like white potatoes? Then you should chill and reheat them, as I explain in my next video.
Coming up:
• Glycemic Index of Potatoes: Why You Should Chill and Reheat Them (nutritionfacts...)
• How to Reduce the Glycemic Impact of Potatoes (nutritionfacts...)
• The Healthiest Type of Potato (nutritionfacts...)
For more on preventing and treating high blood pressure, see:
• Hibiscus Tea vs. Plant-Based Diets for Hypertension (nutritionfacts...)
• Flaxseeds for Hypertension (nutritionfacts...)
• How to Prevent High Blood Pressure with Diet (nutritionfacts...)
• How to Treat High Blood Pressure with Diet (nutritionfacts...)
• High Blood Pressure May Be a Choice (nutritionfacts...)
• Sprinkling Doubt: Taking Sodium Skeptics with a Pinch of Salt (nutritionfacts...)
• The Evidence That Salt Raises Blood Pressure (nutritionfacts...)
• How Not to Die from High Blood Pressure (nutritionfacts...)
• What the New Blood Pressure Range Guidelines Mean (nutritionfacts...)
• How to Lower Blood Pressure Naturally with Lifestyle Changes (nutritionfacts...)
• Fasting to Naturally Reverse High Blood Pressure (nutritionfacts...)
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