dr. mallikea marshall is here and this affects a lot of women. >> reporter: a lot of us eat potatoes. you know more americans eat potatoes than any other crop with the exception of rice and wheat? >> potatoes. >> reporter: yes. and a third of young women eat them on a daily basis about researchers found eating more potatoe products before with an increased rising of gestational diabetes or diabetes during pregnancy. so instead of potatoes consider other vegetables and whole grains and maybe beans and baked potatoes. >> that's not a good thing and good news for women when it comes to the knew. >> reporter: did you know men actually suffer more from the flu than women. >> i did know that. >> reporter: and may have something to do with estrogen researchers found it may be able to suppress the ability to multiply reducing the severity of symptoms and limiting the spread to others. so. >> when women say that men are just big babies with we get sick there's the research that says we are more sick than you folks. >> reporter: and you're big babies. >> that's true. thank you. >> reporter: you

dr. mallikea marshall. >> reporter: the panel at the heart of the issue is making the final recommendations. >> reporter: the debate over breast cancer screening has left many women confused. >> it's one of the women's health things that has changed over the years. >> i continue to go once a year even though i know the guidelines are every two years. >> reporter: u.s. preventive service task force is recommending mammograms every other year for women ages 50 to 74. the group says screenings can 40s but overdiagnosis is a concern. >> benefits are smaller. the harms need to be carefully viewed and the task force supports women having the information and making individualized informed choices. >> reporter: the recommendations come after the american cancer society said in october that women should now start annual mammograms at age 45. dr. of nyu medical center is concern about the message young women are getting. >> they don't need to examine the breast the doctors don't need to look and they don't need mammograms. together the three creates a worrisome vacuum for me and we have to remember t