Potato consumption as high glycemic index food, blood pressure, and body mass index among Iranian adolescent girls

Background: potato as a high glycemic index food has different effects on healthy nutritionalstatus. in the current study, we investigated the association between potato consumption andobesity and blood pressure among adolescent girls.methods: this cross-sectional survey was conducted on 205 girls (11-13 years old) in 2013 whowere selected by systematic cluster random sampling from schools of all regions of isfahan,iran. dietary intakes were collected by 53-items food frequency questionnaire. anthropometricmeasurements were done based on a standard protocol.results: adolescents that consumed all kinds of potato more than once per week hadsignificantly higher prevalence of overweight and obesity (prevalence of overweight and obesitywas 86.7 and 13.3%; p < 0.0010 in more than once per week and less than once per weekgroups, respectively) as well as prevalence of abdominal obesity in more than once per weekconsumption group was higher than less than once per week consumption group (78.2 vs.21.8%; p < 0.001). potato consumption (as independent variables) increased body mass indexand waist circumference (as dependent variables) in crude and adjusted regression models(p < 0.050). mean blood pressure was not significantly different among lower and higher potatoconsumers.conclusion: our findings suggested a positive association between potato consumption andobesity. we did not find any association between potato consumption and blood pressure inadolescents.