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Re:Aspartame sweetener to be declared possible cancer risk b... by gilgoomesh on Thursday June 29, 2023 @09:00PM (#36529146)
I think the poster meant "fried/roasted potatoes" (boiled are not included). Most Maillard reaction cooking involves a risk of creating potential carcinogens like acrylamide.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2118565-are-potatoes-no...

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Re:Aspartame sweetener to be declared possible cancer risk b... by barcode_feeder on Friday June 30, 2023 @01:19AM (#36530802)
Which is what I figured and is a wholly disingenuous argument. Would love to see any research showing unseasoned boiled or baked potatoes being bad for you.
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Re:Aspartame sweetener to be declared possible cancer risk b... by tptacek on Friday June 30, 2023 @01:24AM (#36530831)
Acrylamide has nothing at all to do with seasoning, and baking potatoes forms acrylamide (as will anything that browns a potato --- or that browns bread!).
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