%0 Journal Article
%A Hu, Emily A
%A Martínez-González, Miguel A
%A Salas-Salvadó, Jordi
%A Corella, Dolores
%A Ros, Emilio
%A Fitó, Montse
%A Garcia-Rodriguez, Antonio
%A Estruch, Ramon
%A Arós, Fernando
%A Fiol, Miquel
%A Lapetra, José
%A Serra-Majem, Lluís
%A Pintó, Xavier
%A Ruiz-Canela, Miguel
%A Razquin, Cristina
%A Bulló, Mònica
%A Sorlí, José V
%A Schröder, Helmut
%A Rebholz, Casey M
%A Toledo, Estefania
%A PREDIMED Study and SUN Project Investigators
%T Potato Consumption Does Not Increase Blood Pressure or Incident Hypertension in 2 Cohorts of Spanish Adults.
%D 2017
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10668/11697
%X Background: Potatoes have a high glycemic load but also antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals. It is unclear what mechanisms are involved in relation to their effect on blood pressure (BP) and hypertension.Objectives: This study aimed to assess the association between potato consumption, BP changes, and the risk of hypertension in 2 Spanish populations.Methods: Separate analyses were performed in PREDIMED (PREvención con DIeta MEDiterránea), a multicenter nutrition intervention trial of adults aged 55-80 y, and the SUN (Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra) project, a prospective cohort made up of university graduates and educated adults with ages (means ± SDs) of 42.7 ± 13.3 y for men and 35.1 ± 10.7 y for women. In PREDIMED, generalized estimating equations adjusted for lifestyle and dietary characteristics were used to assess changes in BP across quintiles of total potato consumption during a 4-y follow-up. Controlled BP values (systolic BP
%K Mediterranean
%K PREDIMED study
%K SUN cohort
%K blood pressure
%K hypertension
%K potatoes
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