The Healthiest Type of Potato
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 2022-02-21

Are yellow-fleshed potatoes healthier than white? And, what about the glycoalkaloid toxins?

This is the last in a five-video series on potatoes. If you missed any of the others, see:

• Do Potatoes Increase the Risk of Diabetes? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/do-potatoes-increase-the-risk-of-diabetes)
• Do Potatoes Increase the Risk of High Blood Pressure and Death? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/do-potatoes-increase-the-risk-of-high-blood-pressure-and-death)
• Glycemic Index of Potatoes: Why You Should Chill and Reheat Them (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/glycemic-index-of-potatoes-why-you-should-chill-and-reheat-them)
• How to Reduce the Glycemic Impact of Potatoes (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-to-reduce-the-glycemic-impact-of-potatoes)

The original potato webinar recording is now up for viewing. This recording includes all of the potato videos, with brief intros from Dr. Greger, as well as a Q&A. View it here: https://nutritionfacts.org/webinar/are-white-potatoes-bad-for-you/.

I previously highlighted purple potatoes in Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Purple Potatoes (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/anti-inflammatory-effects-of-purple-potatoes/). 

You may also be interested in The Best Way to Cook Sweet Potatoes (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-best-way-to-cook-sweet-potatoes/). 

The video on berries I mentioned is Getting Starch to Take the Path of Most Resistance (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/getting-starch-to-take-the-path-of-most-resistance/).

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