Fried Foods: Do They Really Cause Heart Disease?

Posted by Brian Vroom, DC on Feb 16, 2012 in Nutrition and Diet | 0 comments

Are fried foods killing you?

According to a new study published in the British Medical Journal this month, the answer is…MAYBE, MAYBE NOT.  A large (over 40,000 adults) study in Spain studied the relationship between fried food and the incidence of coronary heart disease events (primarily myocardial infarction – i.e. heart attacks).  The subjects were followed from 1992 to 2004.  Here was there conclusion:

“In a Mediterranean country where olive and sunflower oils are the most commonly used fats for frying, and where large amounts of fried   foods are consumed both at and away from home, no association was observed between fried food consumption and the risk of coronary heart disease or death.”

This was a large, and well performed study, and the results were a little surprising to say the least.  However, there are a few caveats: Read More >>>