Why not to eat potatoes

I have noticed in the last few years that many Paleo Dieters believe that potatoes can be regularly consumed without any adverse health effects. Part of this misinformation seems to stem from writers of blogs and others who are unfamiliar with the scientific literature regarding potatoes. So should we be eating potatoes or not?

Back in the early 1980s before I had discovered Paleo, I had assumed that a low fat, high carbohydrate, plant based diet was the best nutritional plan for good health. Little did I realize how wrong I was – I should have listened to my body. One of my personal experiences at the time was how bad early morning breakfasts of boiled potatoes made me feel. They simply left me drained of energy and feeling nervous, agitated and depressed – only a few hours after my morning meal. I lived with it. But later, after poring through the medical literature, I discovered a novel idea which could explain my symptoms. In the early 1980’s a brand new concept called the glycemic index – developed by Dr. David Jenkins at the University of Toronto had just emerged. It showed us that certain food such as potatoes caused our blood sugar levels to precipitously rise and then dramatically fall. It was this effect which made me feel so bad. I ate potatoes for breakfast, and they caused my blood sugar levels to spike – only to fall drastically below their original levels shortly thereafter.

In my mind, the memory of early morning, all potato breakfasts has remained with me over the years, and I now fully understand how potatoes are one of the worst foods we can eat not only for breakfast, but as staples in our diets. As with all plant foods, sporadic consumption of potatoes will have little impact upon your overall health, but if you eat them regularly as the majority of your daily calories, your health will suffer.

Source- The Paleo Diet