Nutritional Advice El Mondo
Objectives:
Is there a relationship between different types of potato consumption and risk of all-cause mortality, coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke, type 2 diabetes (T2D), colorectal cancer (CRC) and hypertension?
Study design:
This review article included 28 reports.
The quality of evidence was rated mostly low (moderate quality of evidence for the risk-associations of French-fries).
Results and conclusions:
The investigators found per one daily/serving (150 g/day) increase of total potato consumption did not associate with:
-all-cause mortality [RR = 0.88, 95% CI = 0.69-1.12];
-coronary heart disease [RR = 1.03, 95% CI = 0.96-1.09];
-stroke [RR = 0.98, 95% CI = 0.93-1.03] and;
-colorectal cancer [RR = 1.05, 95% CI = 0.92-1.20].
The investigators found consumption of one daily/serving (150 g/day) of boiled/baked/mashed-potatoes was also not associated with risk of hypertension [RR = 1.08, 95% CI = 0.96-1.21].
No association because RR of 1 was found in the 95% CI of 0.96 to 1.21. RR of 1 means no risk/association.
The investigators found consumption of one daily/serving (150 g/day) of boiled/baked/mashed-potatoes significantly increased risk of type 2 diabetes with 8% [RR = 1.08, 95% CI = 1.01-1.18].
Significantly because RR of 1 was not found in the 95% CI of 1.01 to 1.18. RR of 1 means no risk/association.
The investigators found for each 150 g/day increase in French-fries consumption a significantly increased risk of type 2 diabetes with 66% [RR =1.66, 95% CI = 1.43-1.94].
The investigators found for each 150 g/day increase in French-fries consumption a significantly increased risk of hypertension with 37% [RR =1.37, 95% CI = 1.15-1.63].
Significantly means that there is an association with a 95% confidence.
The investigators concluded that 150 g/day increase in French-fries consumption is associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes and an increased risk of hypertension.
Original title:
Potatoes and risk of chronic disease: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis by Schwingshackl L, Schwedhelm C, […], Boeing H.
Link:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29987352
Additional information of El Mondo:
Find more information/studies on coronary heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, colorectal cancer and hypertension right here.