Fries linked to diabetes risk

Eating three servings of French fries every week could raise diabetes risk by 20 per cent, study finds

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Consuming three servings of French fries a week is associated with a 20 per cent increased chance of developing diabetes; however, similar quantities of potatoes, when boiled, baked, or mashed, do not significantly raise this risk, a study published in the British Medical Journal said.

Researchers, including those from Harvard and Cambridge universities, analysed the questionnaire responses of over two lakh people who were free of diabetes, heart disease or cancer at the study's start. Over a follow-up period of 40 years, about 22,300 participants were found to have developed diabetes.