Hi
So I've been a vegan for nearly a year now, and despite having a generally fairly healthy diet I think there's much more I could do to be healthier. I'm looking into various things like cutting down on salt (I'm going to start making my own peanut butter and houmous) but there are some aspects of health that I'm unclear on and I was wondering if people knew the answer to.
First off, I've got quite a taste for deep fried food. I've been told in the past that you create cholesterol in food that is deep fried. If I'm slicing up potatoes and deep frying them to make chips, am I going to increase my saturated fat/cholesterol intake, or just my calorie intake? (I'm not too worried about the latter as it can be remedied by simply eating less elsewhere and/or exercise). I also seem to remember reading somewhere that crisps are very high in trans fats due to being sliced so thinly and then deep fried. Does anyone know if the same goes for chips/tofu/anything deep fried?
Second, is it true that coconut milk is the only unprocessed plant food to contain cholesterol?
Third, as I don't have time to make my own bread, does anyone know of any brands of bread available in the UK that constitute a wholefood (ie. are made from wholemeal wheat flour or some other unrefined flour) that don't contain salt?
Fourth, does shallow frying have the same but lesser effect on food as deep frying, that is, increasing cholesterol/saturated fat content?
I think that's it for now, I might add some more questions later if I can think of them!
Thanks in advance.
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