Wed 12/March/2025 – 04:04 AM
During the month of Ramadan, many accept eating fried foods such as samosa, potatoes, and fried chicken, due to their delicious taste and ease of preparation, however this food habit may negatively affect health, especially with fasting that requires maintaining balanced energy levels and avoiding digestive problems.
The damage to eating fried foods in Ramadan
According to the Hindistan Times newspaper, experts explained that fried foods contain a high percentage of saturated fats that increase the possibility of indigestion, bloating, and heartburn, especially when eating on an empty stomach after long hours of fasting.
Experts pointed out that fried foods are rich in calories and unhealthy fats, which leads to the accumulation of fat and weight gain significantly, especially with the lack of physical activity during the holy month.
High cholesterol
The consumption of saturated and transformed fats in fried foods raises harmful cholesterol levels in the blood, which increases the risk of heart disease and atherosclerosis.
Eating fried foods causes a rapid rise in blood sugar levels, which may be harmful to diabetics or people at risk of developing it.
Several studies have indicated that excessive consumption of fried foods increases the risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, and cancer, due to harmful compounds during frying such as acrylamide.
How to replace fried foods with healthy options
- Dependence on healthy cooking methods: Deep frying can be replaced by more healthy cooking methods such as grilling, boiling, or steam cooking, to maintain nutrients and avoid excess fat.
- Use of the air frying: the air frying fryer provides an ideal alternative to traditional frying, as it depends on the hot air to cook while reducing the amount of oil used by up to 80%.
- Choose healthy oils: When you need to fry some foods, it is preferable to use healthy oils such as olive oil or coconut oil, and stay away from hydrogenated oils.
Preparing healthy alternatives for appetizers
- Replace fried samosa with baked in the oven.
- Prepare grilled potatoes instead of fried.
- Replace fried chicken with grilled or roasted in the oven.
- Eat more vegetables and fruits
- It is advised to add fresh or steam -cooked vegetables to breakfast to enhance nutritional value and improve digestion.
- Drinking water between breakfast and suhoor helps improve digestion and reduce the negative effect of fatty foods
