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I certainly didn't think I'd be reading a CIA document this morning, its a damn shame that the only thing they provide of value to society has been ended by Trump (the publishing of a wide variety of demographic data in their CIA World Fact Book), anyway I appreciate the response.

I was not polite in my request and looking back on it I want to apologize for being inflammatory. Sorry.

That being said, your data doesn't show any comparison between the amount of grease (oil) in shallow fried foods vs deep fried foods, the chart you've shared just shows protein per capita per day changing over several decades.

Pan frying is healthier than deep frying for a host of reasons - it's done at lower temperatures than deep frying, which means different oils are generally used, and healthier oils are used for pan frying vs deep, the high temp process destroys many food nutrients and generates higher creation and absorption into food of trans fats. These reasons (and others) with references are in the Wikipedia article on deep frying.

Nutritionist/dietician comparing the two methods with further reasons: https://blogs.bcm.edu/2023/04/25/the-truth-about-fried-food/

I'm yet to see any indication that deep frying causes foods to absorb less fat that pan frying, it is in fact reported as the opposite in all sources I've seen (but can't find any studies directly comparing the two). I'm sure it could be found scientifically via looking at fat/oil measurements in deep fried foods in studies and the same measurments in pan fried and comparing them, but that would take more time than I have to spare today.

Hope you have a good one.