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COPYRIGHT 2005 Las Vegas Review-Journal
BYLINE: SONYA PADGETT , REVIEW-JOURNAL
Behold the humble potato in all its glorious forms: Russet, round red, long white, yellow flesh, purple and blue.
Throughout history, it's worn many labels: American kitchen staple, beloved comfort food, evil poison and, most recently, a dieter's worst nightmare. But the one word that best sums up the potato? Misunderstood.
People know they love them, but know little about them, according to the agency charged with singing the potato's praises, the United States Potato Board.
"Because of all the low-carb diets, people have completely lost awareness" of the potato's greatness, said Linda McCashion, spokeswoman for the board.
During the height of the recent low-carb diet phase, countless people dumped potatoes from their...
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