The surprising new reason why eating fried foods may be good for you

   Fried food may not be so terrible for you after all. A recent study publish in Food Chemistry found that the antioxidant content of deep-fried food was significantly higher or boiled veggies. Adding a fat source to vegetables e.g. roasting them with olive oil or using full-fat salad dressing instead of fat-free stuff boots absorption of fat-soluble vitamins like A, D, E, and K . This is not a secret among nutritionists. So it is not totally illogical to think that deep-frying could actually help you. When vegetables are fried in a healthy oil, antioxidant compounds called phenols in the oil are transferred to veggies, said Fraces Largeman-Roth, RD. As for other greasy goodies like fried chicken, popcorn shrimp, and cheese curds, these foods have lower water content than vegetables, which does not allow them soak up as many phenol from the oil, Largeman- Roth speculates. Although these findings are exciting, they do not give you caret blanche tocrazy on those fried zucchini chips whenever you feel like it. All that oil means major calories, which could spell a fast-track to weight gain and other health problems. Frying is regular olive oil or refined vegetable oils , prolifically used my most restaurants, might have had the negative effect, Largeman-Roth said. Also, oil temperature is an issue, which can imbue your veggies with more antioxidants. Those benefits backfire if the oil gets too hot. If you want to eat fried food, stick to vegetables that you fry at home in high-quality oil, using a fry thermometer to make sure the oil does not go above its smoke point.




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