Potatoes in Andean Mountains

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2 Jan 2023

A variety of fascinating potatoes are grown in the Andes mountains. Many of them may be seen at the Mistura Food Festival in Peru.

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The Aymara of South American Andes

A Reconsideration of Andean Nutrition by Winifred L Mitchell (Michigan State University), presented at Annual Meetings of American Anthropological Association, Nov 1979. Available as PDF file.
About 50% of the calories of Aymara Indians comes from potatoes! A typical adult between 18 and 45 consumes about 1.5 kg (3.3 lbs) of potatoes every day. These communities continue to thrive in the 21st century, have robust health and grow over a thousand indigenous varieties of potatoes.
Low prevalence of type 2 diabetes despite a high average body mass index in the Aymara natives from Chile by JL Santos, F Perez-Bravo, E Carrasco, M Calvillan, C Albala, published in Nutrition. 2001 Apr;17(4):305-9.