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Chips or French fries is one of the tastiest things that you can eat but that comes with a price to pay. Different studies show that chips can affect your immunity, brain health, weight and reduce the number of years you can live before you die.
According to a study conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO), eating French fries more than two times in a week can increase your risk of early death. The study associates the danger with chips to the oils used in preparing them. Potatoes used are healthy and should not be cause for alarm but the oils are not healthy.
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One effect of eating chips frequently is that it is likely to make your brain foggy. Since the potatoes are deep fried in oils that are hydrogenated, the chips are usually cooked with high levels of trans-fat. The American Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) notes that trans-fat increases the amount of bad cholesterol and reduces the good cholesterol. According to Japan’s Neurology journal, individuals with the greatest amounts of industrial trans-fat in the blood are more likely to suffer dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. This makes chips unhealthy for your brain.
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Eating a lot of chips destroys a person’s gut microbiome by activating unhealthy bacteria and displaces the body’s useful bacteria. Destroying the healthy bacterium will mean that your immune system is compromised because of the bacteria’s role in maintaining the body’s immunity. Eating more chips can mean that you will be exposing yourself to diseases and infections.
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Feasting on more chips than is recommended can also increase the danger of stroke and heart disease. You are also likely to gain more weight. Fried foods are calorie bombs and will have adding on more weight.
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