Alliance for Potato Research and Education (APRE)

Descripción de la compañía

The Alliance for Potato Research and Education (APRE) is a not-for-profit organization 100% dedicated to expanding and translating scientific research into evidence-based policy and education initiatives that recognize the role of all forms of the potato—a nutritious vegetable—in promoting health for all age groups.

Activities of the Alliance for Potato Research and Education (APRE) include:

Actively building the science foundation concerning the nutritional benefits of the white potato;
Creating partnerships with critical health professional organizations in the United States and Canada;
Educating dietitians and health professionals by providing them with the latest scientific research and information on potato nutrition, consumption and affordability.

APRE does not lobby or further any political or partisan interests.

Tipos de productos que ofrece esta empresa

- Investigación y Desarrollo
- Asociaciones de Industrias

Noticias de esta Compañia

Octubre 06, 2025

Powering Athletes Naturally: Wisconsin Potatoes for Performance and Sustainability

In May 2025, the Washington Post published an article entitled, powered by potatoes: Endurance athletes are chasing speed with spuds. The humble potato – cited as a mild, carbohydrate-packed fuel option – is growing in popularity among endurance athletes

Diciembre 05, 2022

Potatoes Can Be Part of a Healthy Diet

When we think of healthy vegetables, we don't think of potatoes, but we should. Potatoes have developed a reputation for causing weight gain and an increased risk for type 2 diabetes, but new research suggests they do not.

Octubre 16, 2022

New study finds no association between potato consumption and elevated cardiometabolic disease risk

This latest findings show that overall diet and lifestyle mediate health outcomes associated with potato consumption, not potato preparation methods. Although potatoes are a nutrient-rich vegetable, they are often singled out as food to limit.

New nutrient profiling tools confirm starchy vegetables deliver comparable nutritional value as non-starchy vegetables and whole fruit

Junio 16, 2022

Study: starchy vegetables deliver comparable nutritional value as non-starchy vegetables and whole fruit

A new study recently published in Frontiers in Nutrition has challenged the tendency in nutrition research to separate starchy vegetables from their non-starchy counterparts