Why do they tell people with high cholesterol not to eat fried foods when corn oil has no cholesterol?

Question

I've always wondered why.

Answer 1

The issue here is not only the oil in which the food was fried, but also the kind of food fried there. For instance, if you fry potatoes at home with corn oil, then no problem at all, the only thing you´ll get is extra calories, but no cholesterol. But if you do so with pork, then cholesterol is there nomatter what oil you use. Also, there´s another point, fast food restaurants don´t use corn oil only, they mix it with another fat - Hydrogenated Vegetable Fat which is really bad for health, but that magical ingredient is the one responsible for the "extra crunchiness" of the food, and of course has lots of cholesterol in it. Regards, Gabriel.

Answer 2

Most fried food, especially fast food, is not cooked in corn oil they use oil that is high in trans-3 fatty acids. This directly contributes to increasing a persons cholesterol.

Answer 3

It's a good rule of thumb to not eat fried foods, since a lot are fried in oils that are bad for you. However, if you know that a food is fried in oil that is not going to raise your cholestorol, then go for it.

Answer 4

It’s Friday brunch time and you simply can’t stop going back for seconds. But hang on! Stop for the minute and suck on another strong mint. The flavour will probably put you off that next plate of chicken korma/roast beef/sushi medley.