Is it un-healthy to eat baked potatoes real often?
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no. it depends on what you put on them that counts.\n\nI replace the sour cream with cottage cheese\nAdd steamed vegtables and you have a well balanced meal
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depends. if you are seeing for once in a while, i think it is healthy.\n\nbut when its too much, might end up addicted to it and might end up nasty.
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If you think there is a problem there probably is. It sounds like you are addicted to the sugar that is in the food you like to eat. It is however not healthy to be eating these foods exclusively. By doing so you are depriving your body of nurishment it needs, and soon you will not be feeling well. Everything in moderation, it's not a "fat" issue but a health one.
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Absolutely. Potatoes on warts. Cut a potato in half, rub the juice on the wart (and bury the potato but that is superstition). I swear on my life that I've seen it work.
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Rice, sugar, and potatoes should be fine for your husband as long as they are prepared well. \n\nTraditionally, people with high cholesterol are advised to avoid foods with high levels of saturated fat and/or unhealthy cholesterol, such as that from fatty animal meat. Total fat intake should be reduced, as it is clinically proven to lower cholesterol with weight loss. Salt should also be reduced and monitored, as this can trigger higher cholesterol levels. High-fiber foods should also be eaten regularly.\n\nThough contrasting previous beliefs, new research shows that dietary cholesterol, such as those found in nutritious foods such as seafood or eggs, are less effective in cholesterol levels. \n\nBut back to the rice, sugar, and potatoes - these foods are great, and have good amounts of vitamins and minerals. It is what you add with them that will negate your health, such as creams, butters, and other high-fat sauces. \n\nGood luck! :)
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It all depends on who you ask.  \n\nPotatoes definitely, especially white potatoes.  No matter how you prepare them, they are very high carb and can keep you craving carbs if you eat them too often.\n\nSome say avoid avocados because of the fat content.  I say they're loaded with healthy nutrients, and better an avocado than a pint of Haagen Dazs if you need a special treat that is very satisfying.  \n\nAnd some, like South Beach diet, say limit fruits.  I don't have a problem with 2-3 servings of good fresh organic fruits a day, but be sure to eat whole fruits and not just drink the juice.  You need the fiber, and even too much natural fructose from juice sources can trigger carb cravings.
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It would be unsanitary not to. I do every time after I use the bathroom. But I do know what you mean. I have seen a lot of people who don't. The ones you immediately want to watch out for are co-workers-don't eat what they brought to a pot luck...gross! Even family members, I don't have that problem with family, but watch out eating what they cooked. People can be just sick....
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not in a healthy way no
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Potatoes. You can live for months on them alone. Been proven.\n\nIt's quite amazing what an unassuming tuber can contain. Within its red, yellow, white or brown protective exterior, a potato can provide much of the recommended daily allowance (RDA) of a number of vitamins and minerals. \n\nFor example, potatoes can have 600-800 mg of potassium, about 40 percent more than a banana. Potassium is essential to the body because of its role in attaining optimal muscle performance and improving the nerves' response to stimulation. Iron, essential in helping the body convert food to energy as well as resist infection, is also found in potatoes. A Russet Norkotah can have 40 percent of the RDA of iron. \n\nOne would expect potatoes to have minerals, as they spend their life underground. But potatoes are also a great source of vitamins, even supplying vitamin C, the sunshine vitamin. Vitamin C is essential to help maintain healthy connective tissue and heal wounds. The many varieties of Washington potatoes are also good sources of B vitamins, helping the body make healthy red blood cells and amino acids.
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Bread makes booty! (smile) also potatoes will put some meat on your bones. there are all kinds of ways you could eat potatoes and trust me it really works.  I'm not saying just eat potatoes alone and bread alone but more of it. Please include your veggies and meats too.
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Eating healthy reflects on complexion, hair , nails etc. You stay in good health and are bubbling with energy.\n\nEating unhealthy causes a lot of problems. You may become obese eating junk, unhealthy foods. This in turn will lead to other problems like blood pressure, heart problems, diabetes, joint problems, breathing difficulty all due to the extra weight.\n\nOn the other hand if one eats less one can become anaemic and have weak bones if they eat a diet lacking the required nutrients.\n\nBoth kind of unhealthy diets will make one's skin look dull. It may also start breaking out, become too oily or dry. The hair becomes dry and starts to fall whereas nails get brittle and break easily.
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this is why i love yahoo answers you always learn something new by answering people's questions..."Crops improved through biotechnology have undergone more safety and environmental testing than any crop varieties in history, and have been produced and consumed by humans and animals in millions of tons around the world for years. They have been proven as safe as the scientific method permits, by every valid method known to science and medicine. There is, to date, not a single solitary confirmed case of human or animal illness or disease associated with a biotech crop. Nor has a single negative environmental impact been credibly attributed to biotech-improved varieties."\n\nIs that so? The following cases show that there is reason to be concerned about the safety of GE foods.\n\nPusztai's Potatoes \n\nQuestions over the safety of GE foods were raised as far back as in 1998, when renowned scientist Arpad Pusztai, of Scotland's Rowett Research Institute, tested an experimental GE potato on laboratory rats. At the time of this experiment, there was very little in the peer-reviewed scientific literature on the safety of GE foods (a full two years after their introduction into the market!); Pusztai's was the first independent study to that end. \n\nThe rats fed on the GE potatoes suffered substantial damage to their immune systems, plus abnormal weight loss in various organs, including the brain, testicles and liver. Some also had abnormal growth in their intestinal cells, which could indicate a prelude to cancer. Despite a long and concerted industry campaign to discredit Pusztai, part of the results of his GE potato study were duly peer-reviewed and published in the scientific literature. However, despite the industry and scientific establishment dismissing his work, there has been little attempt made to independently repeat and confirm the study, as is usually the case in science. Pusztai has published other results of his experiments since, which raise serious question over the safety of GM foods.\n\nThe Independent Science Panel\n\nIn 2003, Pusztai joined over a dozen colleagues with expertise in agroecology, agronomy, botany, medical chemistry, ecology, microbial ecology, nutritional biochemistry, physiology, toxicology and virology, to form the Independent Science Panel. The group released a report on GE crops and foods that reviewed the literature and concluded that:\n\n* Contrary to the claims of proponents, these crops have not been proven safe. The regulatory framework was fatally flawed from the start. It was based on an anti-precautionary approach designed to expedite product approval at the expense of safety considerations.\n\n* By far the most insidious dangers of genetic engineering may be inherent in the process itself.\n\n* There have been very few credible studies on GE food safety. Nevertheless, the available findings already give cause for concern.\n\n* There is already experimental evidence that transgenic DNA from plants has been taken up by bacteria in the soil and in the gut of human volunteers.\n\n* Transgenic DNA is known to survive digestion in the gut and may jump into the genome of mammalian cells, raising the possibility for triggering cancer.\n\n* There has been a history of misrepresentation and suppression of scientific evidence in the promotion of agricultural biotechnology. Key experiments were not performed, or were performed badly and then misrepresented.\n\n* Sufficient evidence has emerged which raises serious safety concerns, that if ignored could result in irreversible damage to health and the environment. GE crops should be firmly rejected now.\n\nThe Mon 863 Report \n\nOn May 22, 2005 the British daily The Independent reported the existence of a secret Monsanto report about its genetically engineered Mon 863 corn variety. According to the 1,139-page report, rats fed this corn for 13 weeks had abnormally high white blood cell counts, something that happens normally
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I would think you are probably just eating a lot of fiber.  It does not sound unhealthy to me.
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I've never heard that before.  Sometimes I need to satisfy the urge to crunch, so I eat them dry.  Far as I know I'm still healthy....
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I've never heard any evidence to lead me to believe that is true, but that does not mean it isn't of course.\n\nI do know that it is a really bad idea to eat in a microwave oven. Very uncomfortable, and if anyone turns it on, you can be seriously injured. Avoid doing so whenever possible.
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I've eaten 4 or 5 a day without any problems. They will raise your blood sugar, which can be harmful.
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Eat ALOT of mashed potatoes.