French fries cooked in seed oils oxidize, producing harmful compounds like acrylamide, which are comparable in levels to those found in cigarettes. — Whalespan
French fries cooked in seed oils oxidize, producing harmful compounds like acrylamide, which are comparable in levels to those found in cigarettes.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“There's actually evidence that when you heat seed oils, like they do with French fries, there are harmful compounds like acryine, which is also in cigarettes, at levels that are comparable to cigarettes.”
Verbal pushback — no audited source on record.
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