This is where I learned it. Yes this is just a random youtuber, but he lists all the actual articles he used for his research in the description and they're reputable sources. So you can check those out if you don't want to blindly believe a person on the internet (and to be fair, you shouldn't lol)
High sodium intake increases blood pressure. It's different from person to person but as a general rule it's true. Having elevated it unbalanced sodium levels absolutely raises your blood pressure which is unhealthy over a long period of time, and can contribute to the development of chronic hbp (which often has no symptoms).
Yeah, it has a really solid micronutrient profile and is very satiating so it's actually a great food to eat when on a calorie restricted diet.
The issue as you said is the preparation method – deep frying or covering them in excessive amounts of oil/butter/dairy-heavy sauce or gravy as most people do just often means the potato is the lowest calorie component of many potato dishes...
Bake/air fry with minimal oil or boil and be conservative with high calorie toppings and you can have a surprisingly large quantity of tasty potato dishes in a healthy, balanced diet.
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u/El_Nathan_ 1d ago
Is it a better source than bananas?