eli5: why is potato chips so high in calories but potatoes are relatively low?

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eli5: why is potato chips so high in calories but potatoes are relatively low?

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My doctor once told me to stop eating potatoes (a few decades ago). He explained that it wasn’t the potatoes that were the problem. But every time you eat potatoes they are deep fried in oil and covered with salt, or baked and then drenched in butter, cheese, bacon, sour cream, etc.