The beloved, crispy fried potatoes we call "french fries" actually have Belgian roots—well, actually tubers, not roots—dating back to the late 17th century. The circumstances surrounding how the ...

ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 6 (UPI) --French fries, but not mashed, baked or boiled potatoes, were linked Wednesday to type 2 diabetes in a study whose authors say food preparation, as well as the kinds of ...

“Not all potatoes are created equal,” the study's lead author said Brenton Blanchet is an Associate Editor on PEOPLE's TV team. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2022 and his work has appeared in ...

Shoestring Fries Shoestring fries are thin, dainty, and a great candidate for crunch. That's why my hopes were high for this fry — I prefer my potatoes crispy over mushy, and the shoestring's narrow ...

New research published in BMJ has shown that regularly eating French fries is associated with a significantly higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Other types of potatoes, such as boiled or ...