• Question: why are chips bad for you if there made of potato?

    Asked by sammysausage to Min, Marcello, Katie, Israel, Dheeraj, Aoife on 19 Nov 2019.
    • Photo: Katie Starsmore

      Katie Starsmore answered on 19 Nov 2019:

      Because its the way they are made. They are fried in oil and oil is not great for you. Also they contain alot of salt which is also bad for you when you have too much

    • Photo: Israel Ikoyi

      Israel Ikoyi answered on 19 Nov 2019:

      Because of the frying step. Eating too much of food fried in oil is not good for your vital organs

    • Photo: Dheeraj Rathore

      Dheeraj Rathore answered on 19 Nov 2019: last edited 19 Nov 2019 6:51 pm

      Chips are bad but not only because they are deep fried, high in fat or calories. Instead, it’s because burnt/deep fried chips, contain a chemical known as acrylamide that could increase one’s risk of cancer when consumed regularly.

    • Photo: Aoife McHugh

      Aoife McHugh answered on 22 Nov 2019:

      Deep fried foods adds a lot of extra fat. Also frozen chips, have a lot of salt added, and can have extra preservatives too.

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