Would you like fries with that?

Perhaps the answer to that question is "no" after a study published Wednesday in The BMJ medical journal found that consuming three French fry servings a week was linked with a 20% greater chance of getting type 2 diabetes.

Researchers noted that the potatoes themselves weren't the problem: People in the research who consumed similar amounts of mashed, boiled or baked potatoes did not see a considerably elevated chance of developing the disease, researchers said in the peer-reviewed study.

When whole grains like quinoa or brown rice are swapped in for French fries, the risk of getting type 2 diabetes is reduced by roughly 20%, researchers said in a news release. Yet researchers noted that exchanging white rice for baked, boiled and mashed potatoes is link

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