Healthy Lifestyles – The Alliance for Potato Research & Education

Benefits For Potatoes

Potatoes and Childhood Nutrition

Potatoes can be an optimal first food for infants. As children grow, potatoes continue to be an affordable and accessible source of essential nutrients, helping to improve children’s overall nutrient intake and diet quality.

Potatoes and Women of Childbearing Age

Potatoes can help to improve the nutrient intake and diet quality of women of childbearing age.

Potatoes and Physical Performance

Potatoes provide the energy, high-quality carbohydrate and potassium that can fuel optimal performance in athletes.

Recent Research

March 2019

Effects of Potatoes and Other Carbohydrate-Containing Foods on Cognitive Performance, Glycemic Response, and Satiety in Children

Jennifer J. Lee, Neil R. Brett, PhD, Vincent C.H. Wong, Julia O. Totosy de Zepetnek, PhD, Alexandra J. Fiocco, PhD, Nick Bellissimo, PhD

February 2019

Potato as a Source of Nutrition for Physical Performance

Mitch Kanter, PhD, Chelsea Elkin, MS, RD, CDN

January 2018

High-Quality Carbohydrates and Physical Performance: Expert Panel Report

Mitch Kanter, PhD

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