1. You’ll Balloon Up

As we mentioned french fries are high in trans fats and carbohydrates, and not the good kind either. Known as complex refined carbohydrates, they are much slower to pass through the digestive system, making you feel sluggish and depleted of energy.

Not only is this lack of energy detrimental to your body as it reduces your physical activity, but it also means that all those extra carbs and trans fats are left in your body. Furthermore, any nutrients that may have been present in the potato are well and truly drained by the time the final product is ready, thanks to the several refining processes it goes through. All of this is going to cause an excess weight gain, and may even lead to obesity.