Whether you love them baked, mashed, roasted, grilled, or stuffed, potatoes are popular all across America — and the world. But if you love your spuds in fry form, you might want to pause before firing up the deep fryer or placing that next fast-food fry order, because researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health just uncovered some potential health implications from this popular dish. 

The new study, published this week in The British Medical Journal, found that eating french fries three times a week was associated with a 20% increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes when compared to eating them less than once a week. This is a valuable insight considering that about 1.2 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes every year, according to the American Diabetes Association. 

The Harvard team analyzed data from four decades of 205,107 adults in the United States who didn’t have diabetes, cardiovascular disease, or cancer when the study began. The takeaway? The risk for developing type 2 diabetes wasn’t the potato’s fault on its own. Instead, it came down to how this humble ingredient was prepared, with deep-fried potatoes yielding the worst results.

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