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These are the last paragraphs after they avoid explicitly stating that if you're the type of person that eats whole grains instead of chips three to five days a week, you will likely have a better metabolism.
Source for the metabolism claim?
Type 2 diabetes is a metabolic disorder. I get your point though.
Although chips don't cause diabetes, someone who eats whole grains instead of fried potatoes regularly is probably in the habit of eating healthier overall, which leads to less comorbidities (heart disease, obesity). The "study" is questionable because it's oversimplifying by concluding people who eat chips three to five times a week are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes.
Perhaps a bit anecdotal, but I'm a type 1 diabetic. A feature of which is that I have to monitor my blood glucose level and 'cover' the carbs I consume with insulin. If I eat fatty/fried carbs, the metabolization of those carbs is slowed considerably enough by the fat that I have to change the timing of the insulin.
Ah, the old "people who play golf live longer" when it turns out that people who can afford a country club membership also have the money for better healthcare options.