Potato Nutrition: Healthy Cooking, Starch & Bodybuilding

Potatoes are a staple for bodybuilding energy and offer higher potassium levels than rice. Learn the healthiest way to bake a potato at high altitudes, how to remove excess starch, and find nutritional facts for Yukon Gold and red varieties.

Can Eating Potatoes Make Your Butt Bigger?

Published Aug,23 2011 | By James Young

No food generates body fat in any specific location, but some people put on weight in the thighs and buttocks more easily than others. If you put on weight in lower areas first, you have a health advantage over those who store fat around the waist.

James Young began writing in 1969 as a military journalist combat correspondent in Vietnam. Young's articles have been published in "Tai Chi Magazine," "Seattle Post-Intelligencer," Sonar 4 ezine, "Stars & Stripes" and "Fine Woodworking." He has worked as a foundryman, woodturner, electronics technician, herb farmer and woodcarver. Young graduated from North Seattle Community College with an associate degree in applied science and electronic technology.