Don’t worry about rare cooking oil, know 3 reasons why frying food is not good for health

KOMPAS.com – Condition cooking oil the rarity in the market is increasingly making society increasingly restless. Moreover, it is now a month before Ramadan.

This can be seen from the number of people who are still scrambling to buy cooking oil. Not to mention, the purchase of cooking oil is also limited to only two liters per person.

But actually, compared to other cooking methods, frying with cooking oil will actually add a lot of calories to the food.

Also read: Cooking Oil is Rare and Expensive, This is an Alternative to Processing Food According to Nutritionists

Moreover, fried foods are usually coated with dough or flour before frying.

Launching Healthline, when food is fried in oil, it loses water content and absorbs fat, which in turn increases its calorie content.

In general, fried foods are significantly higher in fat and calories than non -fried foods.

As quoted from WebMD, there are at least three reasons cooking with palm cooking oil is not good for health.

1. High in Saturated Fat

Cooking oil Palm oil is relatively high in saturated fat. Palm cooking oil contains about 34% saturated fat.

Not to mention when cooking oil is heated to high temperatures for frying, the trans fat content can increase.

A study also found that every time cooking oil is reused for frying, the trans fat content increases.

High saturated fat is associated with an increased risk of heart disease, obesity, diabetes and cancer.

2. Increase Rates Bad Cholesterol

Several studies have shown that palm cooking oil can increase levels of “bad” cholesterol.

These studies compare palm cooking oil to other liquid oils such as olive oil, and generally find that palm oil performs worse than alternative oils.

In fact, one study found that palm cooking oil raised cholesterol in healthy individuals.

Also read: 5 Scientifically Proven Benefits of Olive Oil

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