When food is cooked in hot fat or oil, it is said to be fried. French fries, pakoda, bhujia and paani puri are some of our favourites. Now we will tell you why not to eat them.
Fried snacks absorb a lot of oil since they are deep fried. Oils are rich sources of fat and calories. When we consume high calorie food, we spend only a small portion of it due to sedentary lifestyle. The rest of it gets accumulated in the body adding to body weight.
Fried snacks are rich in salt. When we munch on it, we end up consuming more salt than what our body needs. This is a main contributor for increasing BP (Blood Pressure) and LDL (Low Density Lipid) or bad cholesterol. Fried food increases LDL leading to heart diseases like heart attacks.
Fried snacks are mouth watering. We tend to eat it every now and then, irrespective of whether we are hungry or not. Digestive system may not get adequate rest. Spicy snacks may lead to hyperacidity.
Street food is generally cooked in oil stored for long time. Chemicals are used to preserve the fries in attractive packets. All of these take a toll on the digestive system leading to stomach upset.
Tasty snacks make one get addicted, makes us lethargic, in turn increasing the risk of diseases like diabetes.
