French fries are not tasty, they are poison! If you eat them even 3 times a week, then understand that you are inviting diabetes

News Topical, Digital Desk : Nowadays most people like to eat fast food. Whether it is going out with friends or a small party, or even drinking tea with colleagues in the office, fast food is ordered first. Among them, the one that is prepared the fastest and reaches the table is French fries. It is made from potatoes.

If it is eaten in large quantities, it can harm our health in many ways. If you eat fast food regularly, you can suffer from many diseases. A research has revealed that eating three plates of French fries every week increases the risk of type-2 diabetes by 20%.

The study is published in the British Medical Journal

However, if you eat boiled, baked or mashed potatoes in the same quantity, then this risk does not increase that much. This research has been published in the British Medical Journal. Researchers from Harvard and Cambridge University included more than two lakh people in this research.

Researchers kept an eye on the disease for 40 years

These people were asked some questions. At the beginning of the research, no one had diabetes, heart disease or cancer. After monitoring these people for 40 years, it was found that more than 22,000 people developed type-2 diabetes. However, potatoes contain many nutrients like fiber, vitamin C and magnesium.

Potatoes have a high starch content

They have a high starch content and a very high glycemic index, which increases the risk of diabetes. Researchers have said that the way potatoes are prepared also has a great impact on health. Research has found that eating ordinary potatoes three times a week increases the risk of diabetes by 5%.

The risk of diabetes increases

At the same time, if someone eats French fries three times a week, then this risk increases by 20%. Apart from this, if you eat whole grains instead of French fries three times a week, then the risk of diabetes reduces by 19%.

Symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes?

According to the Cleveland Clinic, if you have Type-2 Diabetes, you may notice some such symptoms -

• feeling very thirsty
• Frequent urination
• feeling a bit more hungry
• feeling tired
• Delayed healing of an injury or wound
• Tingling or numbness in the hands or feet
• Blurred vision
• Frequent dryness of skin
• Weight loss without any reason

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