Alliance for Potato Research and Education (APRE)

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The Alliance for Potato Research and Education (APRE) is a not-for-profit organization 100% dedicated to expanding and translating scientific research into evidence-based policy and education initiatives that recognize the role of all forms of the potato—a nutritious vegetable—in promoting health for all age groups.

Activities of the Alliance for Potato Research and Education (APRE) include:

  • Actively building the science foundation concerning the nutritional benefits of the white potato;
  • Creating partnerships with critical health professional organizations in the United States and Canada;
  • Educating dietitians and health professionals by providing them with the latest scientific research and information on potato nutrition, consumption and affordability.

APRE does not lobby or further any political or partisan interests.

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Potatoes Can Be Part of a Healthy Diet
December 05, 2022

Potatoes Can Be Part of a Healthy Diet

When we think of healthy vegetables, we don't think of potatoes, but we should. Potatoes have developed a reputation for causing weight gain and an increased risk for type 2 diabetes, but new research suggests they do not.
United States
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New study finds no association between potato consumption and elevated cardiometabolic disease risk
October 16, 2022

New study finds no association between potato consumption and elevated cardiometabolic disease risk

This latest findings show that overall diet and lifestyle mediate health outcomes associated with potato consumption, not potato preparation methods. Although potatoes are a nutrient-rich vegetable, they are often singled out as food to limit.
United States
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New nutrient profiling tools confirm starchy vegetables deliver comparable nutritional value as non-starchy vegetables and whole fruit
June 16, 2022

Study: starchy vegetables deliver comparable nutritional value as non-starchy vegetables and whole fruit

A new study recently published in Frontiers in Nutrition has challenged the tendency in nutrition research to separate starchy vegetables from their non-starchy counterparts
United States
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Potato Protein as Good as Animal Protein: Study
June 14, 2022

Potato Protein as Good as Animal Protein: Study

While many plant proteins are deficient in one or more essential amino acids necessary for optimal muscle growth and repair, a new randomized controlled study published in shows that plant-derived proteins can still induce strong anabolic responses.
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Alliance for Potato Research and Education (APRE)

  • 2000 Corporate Ridge, Suite 1000
    McLean, VA 22102
    United States

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