India, April 28 -- Have you grown up listening to comments like potatoes are unhealthy, so you shouldn't eat them? Well, that may not be the truth. According to health and nutrition influencer and longevity biohacker, Prashant Desai, the saying that 'aloo mat khan warna aloo jaise ho jaoge' (Don't eat potatoes or else you will become like a potato/fat) holds no credibility.

In a video shared on Instagram on April 25, Prashant talked about how potatoes are a gold mine of nutrition. Moreover, they are also a great source of weight control and maintenance. Let's learn all about potatoes.

Sharing a video titled 'Potatoes are healthy', Prashant said, "Potatoes are NOT junk food. Bad cooking is." He added that potatoes are low in calories and...