The Claim
Repeated heating of vegetable oils during frying significantly increases the concentration of toxic aldehydes, with levels rising substantially after multiple cooking cycles, resulting in greater health risks compared to fresh vegetable oil.
What the research says
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Heating vegetable oils multiple times during frying increases toxic aldehydes to higher levels than in fresh oil, leading to greater health risks.
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Repeated heating of vegetable oils during frying significantly increases the concentration of toxic aldehydes, with levels rising substantially after multiple cooking cycles, posing greater health risks than fresh oil.
When vegetable oil is heated repeatedly at high temperatures, the fat molecules break down and react with oxygen to form harmful chemicals called aldehydes. These aldehydes stick to proteins and DNA in the body, damaging their structure and function. This damage increases harmful molecules inside cells, causes inflammation, and leads to cell death.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Toxic aldehydes in cooking vegetable oils: Generation, toxicity and disposal methods
Using frying oil over and over makes more harmful chemicals build up in it, and the study shows this clearly — fresh oil is safer than reused oil.
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