if unsaturated fats like veggie and olive oil are supposed to be so good for us and raise our good HDL cholesterol, then why are french fries considered so unhealthy? I have worked in several restaurants and none of them have used lard or saturated fats to fry with...
2006-10-13 03:30:19 · 6 answers · asked by treehugger326 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Because they are usually pre-fried by some manufacturing company, and who KNOWS what they fry them in. (veggie oil isnt all that healthy, olive oil yes, veggie, no)
2006-10-13 03:41:59 · answer #1 · answered by terra_chan 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are sometimes chemical changes when the oil is heated.The thing that makes the oils you've listed beneficial are the EFAs(essential fatty acids).These are destroyed when the oils are heated to a certain point.Hydrogenation can also take place(saturated fat is completely surrounded by hydrogen molecules,that's what makes it saturated).Thus you've now added trans fats.
Frying in oil can also increase carcinogens(cancer causing chemicals).Frying tends to enpregnate the fries with the harmful components.The benefits of the fats are gone once heated to this degree.
2006-10-13 03:44:22 · answer #2 · answered by joecseko 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
trans fats also where the french fries came from. also the fies have hydrogenated oils and high fructose corn syrup in them which is very VERY unhealthy.
2006-10-13 03:44:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
properly, it relies upon the place the fries come from. those you bake interior the oven your self are doused in pork tallow....mmmmmm. the a number of vegetable oils the fast nutrition places use are fairly gross - they are made with GM components and characteristic better relaxing ingredients in there and characteristic all of the incorrect varieties of fat on your physique, they are genuinely disgusting. And who the hell places canola oil in a salad - YUK!! Canola oil is hardly ever the %. of the bunch once you ought to use olive oil, grapeseed oil, even peanut oil!!
2016-10-19 08:00:13 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because fried food is fried food, no matter what kind of oil, it still has about 14g of fat per serving, and having a baskey of fries sitting that that oil soaking up all the fat, just makes it all the worse, grated the oil might be better for you...it's still better for you and your heart to bake 'em
2006-10-13 03:44:42 · answer #5 · answered by walkinbyfaith7 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Anything fried is unhealthy.
2006-10-13 03:37:17 · answer #6 · answered by callieRach 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋