Our modern lifestyles bring many benefits to us in this life — but not everything new is an advantage. Deep frying artificially alters the chemical structure of food, and especially that of the unsaturated fats (like the vegetable oils commonly used in deep frying).

Not only does this render them toxic — but the artificially altered fats replace good fats in your body and brain. And block out some of the beneficial effects of any healthy food you might eat when you're also eating junk meals like this one.