Doctor Pavlova: it is wrong to compare the harm from French fries and smoking Scientists have compared the harm from one slice of French fries with smoking a whole cigarette, FederalPress reported. According to doctor Zukhra Pavlova, it is wrong to draw such a parallel. The expert noted that there will be no harm from the rare use of this dish. Not all aldehydes found in frying oil are equally dangerous. "This is not the healthiest product, but comparing it with cigarettes is too much," Pavlova believes. In rare cases, French fries are a permanent part of the diet, but many smoke every day, the doctor recalled. [Read more]