Mashed potatoes typically have more fat and sodium added than regular potatoes. Learn the nutritional differences and how to make mashed potatoes healthier.

Sweet potato skin is safe to eat and offers various nutritional and health benefits. It is a rich source of fiber and ...

Farmers in the Swiss German-speaking canton of Bern were eating fried potato pancakes called rösti for breakfast as early as the 17th century, possibly earlier. Its origins in the area surrounding ...

Tomatoes Transform Into Antioxidant Powerhouses When you heat tomatoes, something remarkable happens to their nutritional ...

Kennywood's classic Potato Patch fries got a spine-chilling upgrade this weekend. Five brave souls competed to be the fastest to finish fries topped with scorpions. Kennywood held its innagural ...

New research shows that eating potatoes in this form raises your risk of diabetes by 20 percent. Here's what you need to know. Not all potatoes are created equally, according to a new study that ...

I eat potatoes year-round. There’s almost nothing they can’t do. Breakfast? Hash browns. Lunch? Fries. Dinner? The possibilities are endless. They can even do dessert, if you’re so inclined. As we ...

Is it true that raw oysters are dangerous? Many raw dishes such as steak tartare and sushi carry a risk of illness. But raw oysters “are among the riskiest foods that we consume regularly,” said ...

The FDA issued a warning this week after health officials discovered that a cat who became ill and had to be euthanized was likely infected by the same strain of bird flu that was discovered in raw ...

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Vibrio vulnificus is naturally found in warm coastal waters, such as the Gulf bordering Louisiana, and infections are more common between the months of May and October. Two people died after ...

Two people in Louisiana have died after eating raw oysters contaminated with Vibrio, a dangerous flesh-eating bacteria that thrives in warm Gulf waters. Health officials report dozens of other cases ...