What does eating boiled sweet potatoes every day cause?
Despite the dramatic “doctors reveal…” headline, boiled sweet potatoes are generally a nutritious food for most people. They provide fiber, potassium, vitamin C, and especially beta-carotene in orange varieties.
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Eating a reasonable portion daily may:
Support digestion because of their fiber.
Provide vitamin A precursors important for normal vision and immune function.
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Add potassium to the diet; one medium sweet potato contains about 542 mg.
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Help you feel fuller, making them a useful carbohydrate choice.
Who should be more careful?
If you have chronic kidney disease or another condition that requires potassium restriction, daily large portions may not be appropriate because sweet potatoes are potassium-rich.
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Also, eating very large amounts of orange sweet potatoes can cause carotenemia, a harmless yellow-orange discoloration of the skin from excess beta-carotene. It isn’t the same as vitamin-A toxicity.
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Bottom line: For most healthy people, a moderate serving of boiled sweet potato every day is not something to fear. The bigger issue is having a varied diet rather than relying heavily on one food.
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