What others have said is true, but also, fried food is often salty, and that makes people eat more of it than other fatty foods. More fried food calories in = more work needed to burn the calories.
Also the breadings used in fried food are pure carbs (excess carbs are unhealthy). They’re called breadings because they are made from the same ingredients as bread.
Techella t1_jdu9onx wrote
Reply to eli5: Why is fried food less nutritious / considered unhealthier… by Low-Candidate-6028
What others have said is true, but also, fried food is often salty, and that makes people eat more of it than other fatty foods. More fried food calories in = more work needed to burn the calories.
Also the breadings used in fried food are pure carbs (excess carbs are unhealthy). They’re called breadings because they are made from the same ingredients as bread.