These are the last paragraphs after they avoid explicitly stating that if you’re the type of person that eats whole grains instead of chips three to five days a week, you will likely have a better metabolism.
The researchers stressed their findings were observational and did not prove a cause and effect relationship between eating chips and type 2 diabetes risk.
The Food Standards Agency and Department of Health and Social Care both declined to comment.
Source for the metabolism claim?
Type 2 diabetes is a metabolic disorder. I get your point though.
Although chips don’t cause diabetes, someone who eats whole grains instead of fried potatoes regularly is probably in the habit of eating healthier overall, which leads to less comorbidities (heart disease, obesity). The “study” is questionable because it’s oversimplifying by concluding people who eat chips three to five times a week are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes.
Perhaps a bit anecdotal, but I’m a type 1 diabetic. A feature of which is that I have to monitor my blood glucose level and ‘cover’ the carbs I consume with insulin. If I eat fatty/fried carbs, the metabolization of those carbs is slowed considerably enough by the fat that I have to change the timing of the insulin.
Ah, the old “people who play golf live longer” when it turns out that people who can afford a country club membership also have the money for better healthcare options.
Can’t we have just one thing that brings us simple joy without it trying to kill us?
It’s only 20% higher risk if you eat it every week. Just eat it now and then and you’ll be fine. Eating fast food every day deminishes how good it tastes anyways
Welcome to roasted and salted pistachios, my friend!
Sometimes I forget how bad some people’s diets are. Just munching on chips (french fries) and other junk food and drinking soda, I guess?
More so than anything else from the chippy?
Moderation in all things, keep your weight in check, do physical activity, don’t drink too much and don’t eat too much, seems like that is 80% of staying healthy. The details of all that, how you do it and what your remaining vices are, I think less important. But diabetes doesn’t run in my family at all.
That’s why I only order a burger without fries and drinks at the drive-thru. /s
