Deep-fried chicken

Americans love deep-fried anything from chicken to candy bars. These foods may be tasty, but according to Dr. Weinberg, they have no nutritional redeeming value, even if the food is a veggie. “It is bad for your heart, bad for your waistline, and brings oxidants into your system,” says Dr. Weinberg. Oxidants are the antioxidants’ arch-nemesis. Deep frying involves hot oil and that changes the structure of vitamins and antioxidants. You’re not only getting added fat and calories but cell-damaging oxidants.