Many American Kids Prefer Deep-Fried Foods, Experts Warn It Has 13% Risk of Death

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By Camille Hutchison , Parent Herald Oct 30, 06:06 pm

Daily consumption of deep-fried foods is linked with a higher risk of developing heart problems as these foods are also high in both saturated fat and trans fat which mainly promotes plaque buildup, particularly in the arteries that can slowly put one at risk for coronary artery disease, heart attack, stroke, and heart failure.

Moreover, hydrogenation also transpires specifically when oils are heated to high temperatures or during the frying process itself. As a matter of fact, trans fat is firm and tough for the body to break down so it brings harmful effects on health such as an increased risk for diabetes and some types of cancer. Consuming deep-fried foods had a 13 percent or greater risk of death and a 12 percent increased risk of heart-related death.

According to data published on NDTV says scientists determined that every additional serving of 114 gms of fried food weekly boost the risk of major cardiovascular events by 3 percent, coronary heart disease by 2 percent, and heart failure by 12 percent.

Many American children like deep-fried foods

According to a study of more than 14,000 adolescents, the number of American children eating restaurant-served fried foods is rising at an alarming rate. Dr. Elsie Taveras, director of a pediatric obesity-prevention program called One Step Ahead at Children's Hospital Boston says that adolescence is a stage for kids that appears to be very risky as they can soon develop poor eating habits. Thus, if a child becomes overweight during the said phase it can be very hard to lose the weight, and can be much more likely to become overweight as an adult.

Deep frying tends to produce more harmful chemicals than other cooking methods and is linked with increased health disease. Deep-fried foods can do so much to the body such as indigestion, and diarrhea, stay in the digestive tract too long, and can cause you to feel full and bloated, considering that deep-fried foods are low in fiber and takes longer to digest.

Deep frying is one of the common cooking methods used across the globe and is usually used by restaurants and fast food chains as a quick and inexpensive way to prepare food. These foods tend to be high both in calories and trans fat, clearly, consuming deep-fried foods has negative impacts on your health, per Healthline.

How does a food change when you fry it?

Admit it or not, frying does give a food a new taste and texture as well as gives one a different nutritional makeup. Fried foods are made by absorbing oil and the outcome is a high-fat product which means, if the oil used is animal-derived, the resulting fried food will also be greater in cholesterol. Furthermore, frying foods can significantly increase the calorie content.

On the other hand, oils are reused over and over for frying especially in the case of many fast-food restaurants as they eventually break down and can result in the food absorbing even more oil. This also contributes to the negative impact on heart health.

Moreover, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans reminds and discourages individuals from consuming fried food, hence, offer no specific limits on how much might be fine to consume, GoodRXHealth says.