Any reason not to fry my chicken cutlets?

[Blackjack200]

So I've added boneless skinless chicken breast cutlets to my diet and what I like to do is fry them in the skillet with nothing but 1/2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil, some garlic, salt and pepper. They end up tasting really good with a low fat penalty (60 calories) from the EVOO; and it's good fat to boot.

Is there any reason not to do this healthwise?

 

[Kipper]

No. Go ahead.

 

[TallBill]

Eating healthy fats is not a bad thing.

 

[KingGheedora]

Do any good fats "turn bad" when there is frying involved?

 

[spamsk8r]

Originally posted by: KingGheedora
Do any good fats "turn bad" when there is frying involved?

Yes, but it depends on the heat. Unsaturated fats will oxidize at high heat, creating free radicals (and usually a lot of smoke).

 

[xenolith]

Originally posted by: KingGheedora
Do any good fats "turn bad" when there is frying involved?

Yes, especially if you use enough heat that causes it to smoke. It causes oxidation (think opposite of anti-oxidant) and carcinogens to form. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) is one carcinogen that forms in burnt oil.

And if you are using temps that are hot enough to smoke the oil then you're probably browning or charring the meat as well, which causes another carcinogen to form, Heterocyclic Amines (HCAs).

I personally never fry or barbaque meat because of these risks, but if you must, use coconut oil because it's a staturated fat that has a high smoke point and won't oxidize, and use as low temp as possible to prevent browning or charring of the meat.

And despite what the health police may say, coconut oil does not cause heart disease. In fact, it's very good for you.

 

[Kipper]

Originally posted by: xenolith

And despite what the health police may say, coconut oil does not cause heart disease. In fact, it's very good for you.

Please explain. ALL the literature analysis I am aware of (FDA, AMA, etc.) has leaned toward recommendations that limit consumption of coconut oil. Yes, I'm sure there are "studies" out there, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything.

...And let's please not start this "cholesterol/saturated fat does not cause heart disease" debate.

 

[SociallyChallenged]

Originally posted by: Kipper

Originally posted by: xenolith

And despite what the health police may say, coconut oil does not cause heart disease. In fact, it's very good for you.

Please explain. ALL the literature analysis I am aware of (FDA, AMA, etc.) has leaned toward recommendations that limit consumption of coconut oil. Yes, I'm sure there are "studies" out there, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything.

...And let's please not start this "cholesterol/saturated fat does not cause heart disease" debate.

Shoot, I just read a bunch of articles on this since it has been implicated in potentially helping Alzheimer's by a few studies. All I remember is the stuff that refers to helping Alzheimer's atm. I'll have to look some things up and report back.

Quick article I found.">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pu...tPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum</a>

You can search on pubmed and find some things. I was reading one study on coconut oil's effect on lipid profiles and it actually had the reverse effect.

I actually have a question for you, Kipper. I know saturated fats increase large, buoyant LDLs. Are these actually dangerous though? I've heard it said that the small, dense LDLs are actually the ones that are able to burrow into the cells within the vasculature. I know it increases LDL overall, but we know that there are different types of LDLs and different resulting dangers. Thanks in advance.

 

[xenolith]

Originally posted by: Kipper

Originally posted by: xenolith

And despite what the health police may say, coconut oil does not cause heart disease. In fact, it's very good for you.

Please explain. ALL the literature analysis I am aware of (FDA, AMA, etc.) has leaned toward recommendations that limit consumption of coconut oil. Yes, I'm sure there are "studies" out there, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything.

...And let's please not start this "cholesterol/saturated fat does not cause heart disease" debate.

I didn't mean to try to convince anyone one way or another... It's my opinion that it's over simplification to believe that all saturated fats are the cause of heart disease.

I guess it really all depends on how strong one follows the teachings of either John Mcdougall or Weston Price.

I simply choose to believe that man evolved over millions of years as primarily carnivore with a high percentage of their macro diet consisting of saturated fat, which resulted in a lack of many diseases that plaque modern man.

Here's an article that best explains my viewpoint

I understand many (including those prominent in the field of modern medicine) may strongly disagree with that viewpoint... that's cool...