French Fries can cause cancer???

Philippines
July 16, 2009 8:49pm CST
Someone told me that French Fries can cause cancer. He even added that a stick of cigar is better than a piece of French Fries. Are you aware of this? I love french fries. Is this true? Have you heard something like this?
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10 responses
@suj123 (1067)
• India
17 Jul 09
ohh i didn't knew about it. I know having it in excessive quantity can be harmful but cancer no i didn't knew it. WEll maybe now i will have it less. Thanks friend. Happy Mylotting.
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• Philippines
24 Jul 09
At least now, you know it already and that's a good thing, right? It is better to have known it late than not really knowing it. Better late than never. Yeah. I think you should eat less of it. Just like what I'm doing. I really love french fries, but since it has that effects to health, we really need to take it in moderation.
@clutterbug (1051)
• United States
17 Jul 09
Hi babyfiona, Yes, I have heard that the oil used to cook the fries is not healthy, but the fast food chains can get that particular oil for cheap, so they use it. That oil can clog the arteries. I still eat the fries, but I don't eat them very often because of that oil.
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• Philippines
24 Jul 09
Thanks for that. It is very informative. I've heard about the oil which had made french fries to be carcinogenic but I didn't know additional details about it. Thanks for that great response. I've learned from it a lot. I just hope many people will be watchful about eating fries since it can cause bad effects to our health.
@Sir_bobby88 (8231)
• Singapore
25 Jul 09
Well not really true yea . But i heard drinking tom yam soup does help our immunity to cancer yea .
• Philippines
26 Jul 09
Despite of a the fact that many foods are carcinogenic good thing is that there are also numerous foods which can help us battle that disease called cancer. So, it pays to keep your body healthy always. The immune system must be boosted to the maximum in order for the opportunistic organisms not to invade our system. Thanks for the info regarding tom yam soup. Happy Mylotting!
@sunita64 (6469)
• India
17 Jul 09
This is something I am hearing for the first time, the only thing I have heard is that they have too much of calories,but this causing cancer is unheard off. Anyway I love french fries but eat it only once a while so I think anything eaten in moderation cannot cause any harm.
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• Philippines
24 Jul 09
Yeah. You got a point there. Taking french fries in moderation could help a lot after knowing what the affects it has for health. I frequently eat french fries before buy now, like what you have said, I'm taking it in moderation. I don't want my health be at stake so I became very watchful in my diet and in this instance it is all about eating french fries in a little or small amount.
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
17 Jul 09
Yes, I have heard about it. Some of my friends told me that, and some have totally stopped eating french fries. I don't know how confirmed this is by the medical communities.
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• Philippines
17 Jul 09
I still don't know up to now it it's confirmed or what. But,a Nurse Instructor told me about it..So, I guess It has a medical basis..
@anna728 (1499)
• United States
20 Jul 09
Hahaha no. Eating a consistently terrible diet (made up only of greasy things like french fries, but it's not about french fries in particular) over many, many years will lead to bad health. If you only eat junk food you'll gain weight and have poor health. But it's not so much cancer that you will be at risk for, as it is heart attacks, strokes, cholesterol, etc.
• Philippines
24 Jul 09
Thanks for the added information but I have read about articles regarding this already and french fries can really cause cancer. Try to browse on articles on the internet if you are interested on knowing more of the details. You will see in every article about the substance ACRYLAMIDE. Spend an ample to browse over those if you want to see for yourself that french fries contain cancer causing properties.
@goldeneagle (6745)
• United States
18 Jul 09
According to the doctors, almost EVERYTHING causes cancer these days... I believe cancer is a plague from God meant to punish humans for turning away from Godly ways, much the same way God sent the plagues to Egypt to get the pharaoh to release the people Moses led out of captivity. AIDS is the same thing...a plague from God...
• Philippines
24 Jul 09
Yes, there are many foods now which can cause cancer. And most of those foods are people's favorite. I don't agree with what you have said that "cancer is a plague from God meant to punish humans". I certainly don't believe that. I don't believe that God gives those punishment, rather God ALLOWS it. There is a big difference from giving from allowing. God doesn't want us to suffer, he does allow it in order for us to realize things.
@oindy54 (3445)
• India
19 Jul 09
Yes it is true because logically having too much of fried food,be it french fries or anything else,can cause cancer. Asparagine is an amino acid found in fried food. When it is heated it leads to the formation of acrylamide which is a cancer-causing substance. That is why doctors always tell us to avoid fried food as much as possible. Of course,I can hardly resist fried food,be it french fries or chips. :-)
• Philippines
24 Jul 09
That is a very informative answer. Thank you so much for that. Actually, after posting this discussion, I've searched on articles concerning this issue. The person who told me about this topic didn't put so much details about it. So, I've read on articles and yes, I've encountered the word ACRYLAMIDE. Now, my conceptions is not just a thought but already has a basis.
• Philippines
17 Jul 09
Maybe eating TOO MUCH fries could give you cancer like eating it everyday. I believe that everything can cause us cancer. Because cancer cells are inside us waiting to be activated by some cancerous substance.
• Philippines
24 Jul 09
Yes, cancer cells are present inside our system they are activated by certain factors and other related things. Consuming too much can really cause cancer. So sad, there are so many unhealthy foods now. And most of the foods which are harmful to health are everybody's favorite.
@tomjoad (551)
• Philippines
17 Jul 09
i seriously doubt it. french fries can cause cancer? how can a peice of sliced potato dipped in boiling oil cause cancer? there are so many carcinogenic foods out there but this has been the silliest i've ever heard. if it's true then no one is safe. everyone eats fast food and french fries is one of the favorites. could you point to me the article where you read it? so that i can read it?
• Philippines
24 Jul 09
Hi there! There are many articles where in you can read about this issue. Many researches have stated that french fries can cause cancer because of the substance ACRYLAMIDE. I hope you can read about that topic one of this days.