Nutrition Effect of Potatoes on Health

Question: Describe about the Nutrition for the Effect of Potatoes on Health. Answer: Research topic: A misconception is always found among different people in many nations about the effect of potatoes on health, where it is often misunderstood as a diet with high calories (Andre et al., 2014). These notions have made many people to avoid the intake of potatoes in their diets which in turn had negative consequences. Therefore the research topic that needs to be explored is the importance of potatoes in the diet of an individual. Recent researchers demanded that potatoes supply important minerals like potassium, magnesium, iron, Vitamin B and C and micronutrients and even dietary fibre (in the form of necessary non starch polysaccharide) for living healthy and fit life (Gibson Francis, 2015). Method to be implemented: One can conduct a quantitative research to ascertain the effect of potatoes on the diet of different individuals. A randomised control trial can be conducted with the help of selection of a number of individuals. Half of them (Group A) are provided with four meals a day without the presence of potatoes and the other group (Group B) also given the same four meals but also along with potatoes. After 8 to 12 months, the individuals can be tested for the presence of the above mentioned nutrients in the correct amounts. The recent conceptions and assumptions of the scientists are found to be true if the Group A lacks the above mentioned nutrients and Group B consists of the correct nutrients mentioned above. This experiment would help to prove the significance of potatoes in the daily life due to the presence of different important nutrients like magnesium, iron, potassium, Vitamin B and C, dietary fibres besides producing energy (7% of total energy) and would break the misconceptions of potatoes resulting in overweight in individuals. References: Andre, C. M., Legay, S., Iammarino, C., Ziebel, J., Guignard, C., Larondelle, Y., ... Miranda, L. M. (2014). The potato in the human diet: A complex matrix with potential health benefits.Potato Research,57(3-4), 201-214. Gibson, S., Francis, L. (2015). An analysis of potato consumption habits and diet quality among adults and children in the UK.Nutrition Bulletin,40(3), 177-186.