Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32M A R C H 2 0 1 7 POTATO GROWER 7 phenolics in various forms and to gain preliminary insight into the impact on the gut microbiome. The new APRE held a Potato and Physical and Mental Performance Think Tank at the end of January. This was a daylong roundtable brainstorm session with a handful of carbohydrate and exercise experts to discuss the state of the science on diet and physical performance. A roadmap was developed that will outline potential research questions to pursue which highlight the bene- fits of potatoes across the continu- um of performance as well as a thought paper for publication in a nutrition journal or magazine. For future studies, APRE has devel- oped strategically prioritized research pillars that will help to best achieve APRE’s vision within con- text of today’s environment. These new pillars will have a powerful research-based story that will edu- cate nutrition influencers and oth- ers on the benefits of eating pota- toes. The first pillar is focused on cardiometabolic health. Its goal is to positively position potatoes as a pre- ferred source of quality carbohy- drate with unique health benefits for those with and without car- diometabolic disease. Desired out- comes of this pillar include recog- nizing potatoes as a neutral and or beneficial to diabetes, heart health and healthy weight. The second pillar relates to potatoes in healthy dietary patterns. This pil- lar will seek to positively position potatoes as an important part of rec- ommended healthy eating patterns. The issues to be addressed include countering negative epidemiologic findings, addressing the negative health halo of the “company pota- toes keep”, and to emphasize nutri- ent density. The last pillar will be focused on fea- turing potatoes in healthy lifestyles. Its goal is to positively position potatoes as a nutrient-dense veg- etable and preferred source of quali- ty carbohydrate with unique health benefits throughout the lifespan. (SBOE
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