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What Are the Health Benefits of Yams?

Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola Fact Checked

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  • Regarding the difference between yams and sweet potatoes, the two are not even the same type of plant; yams are part of the Dioscoreae family, while sweet potatoes belong to a genus called Convolvulaceae

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