Never reuse oil already used for frying and beware of snacks and other food items high in trans fats:

Never reuse oil already used for frying and beware of snacks and other food items high in trans fats:

Many refined oils which have negligible levels of trans fats are found to have trans fats as high as 4gm per 100gm on reheating or when repeatedly used after frying.

Reused oils that had been already used for frying are loaded with trans fats, a class of fatty acids that raise the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.

So never reuse the oil that has already been used for frying. And stay away from foods having high levels of trans fat in them.

In a day you have to limit the amount of trans fats to less than 1 percent of your total daily calories. That means if you need about 2,000 calories a day, less than 20 calories (or 2 grams) should come from trans fats. For good health, the majority of fats you eat should be monounsaturated or polyunsaturated.

Many hotels and eateries reuse the same oil in preparing a variety of snacks that had already been used for frying many times. So stay away from such snacks that are made from reused oils that contain high amounts of trans fats.

Consuming snacks and other food items high in trans fats can lead to high cholesterol levels in the blood, which can cause health conditions such as heart disease, heart attacks and strokes.