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Potatoes found to cause weight gain
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MATT ROURKE / Associated Press
The potato chip is the biggest demon behind that pound-a-year weight creep that plagues many of us, a Harvard University diet study found.
Staple of American diet responsible for epidemic
Editor, The Times:
Who would have thunk? Meat and potatoes — basic staple of the American diet, now held responsible for our growing obesity epidemic [“Take a second helping of fruit, not potatoes, says weight-gain study,” page one, June 22].
A federally funded Harvard University analysis of data collected over 20 years from more than 120,000 Americans found that meat and potatoes were the main culprits in weight gain, while fruits, vegetables and nuts prevented weight gain. The analysis was published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
So much for the meat industry’s claim of high-nutrient density for their product. It’s more like high-weight density.
So, the next time the fast-food clerk asks if “you want fries with that,” tell him to hold the greasy hamburger and give you a nice salad instead.
— Eugene Krautt, Seattle
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