The most consumed vegetable in America sometimes gets a bad rap for its binge-worthy, less-than-healthy forms like French fries and salty chips. But a growing body of research suggests that potatoes ...

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana - Potatoes have developed a reputation for causing weight gain and a higher risk of type 2 diabetes. However, a recent study suggests that the versatile starch does not increase ...

French fries and potato chips are a big reason potatoes get a bad rap. But it’s actually “the highly processed vegetable and seed oils in commercial chips and fries that science links to weight gain ...

Wherein Jeremy eats pretty much mostly potatoes for 10 days! Here's the first part of a four-part-series explaining WHY I ...

When Chris Voigt ate 20 potatoes for 60 days he lost 21 pounds and gained world-wide media attention for his stunt to prove spuds can be healthier than we think. About a year later, how’s he doing?

“Potatoes can be part of a healthy diet, but there’s plenty of them in the diet,” he said. “The idea is to get increased exposure to fruits and vegetables that people maybe aren't eating as many as ...

Though bananas and sweet potatoes can both be part of a healthy diet, they have different amounts of protein, fiber, healthy ...

Emlyn Travis is a news writer at Entertainment Weekly. She has been working at EW since 2022. Her work has previously appeared on MTV News, Teen Vogue, and NME. "I once ate nothing but potatoes for ...