And the oils and fats used in some fried potato and corn chips elevate cholesterol and can cause heart disease.

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Some of the volunteers were asked to imagine eating the potato chips in the future and to predict how much they would like them.

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Sodium, though, can be high, in some cases from 300 to 500 mgs, more than the 140 mgs in one ounce of potato chips.

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