3 00:00:01,839 --> 00:00:05,680 answer to that question is usually a big

5 00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:07,839 fat yes

7 00:00:05,680 --> 00:00:10,639 we eat more french fries than anyone in

9 00:00:07,839 --> 00:00:12,400 the world 86 pounds of fried potatoes a

11 00:00:10,639 --> 00:00:15,200 year for every person

13 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:16,320 in america now a harvard professor is

15 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:18,160 catching heat for saying

17 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:19,760 you shouldn't eat more than six french

19 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:22,560 fries a serving

21 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:24,080 six fries a serving good luck with that

23 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:25,439 this is what a serving of fries looks

25 00:00:24,080 --> 00:00:27,680 like here at the morning star

27 00:00:25,439 --> 00:00:29,760 diner in new york city i ordered a

29 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:30,240 hamburger and french fries for lunch and

31 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:33,520 counted

33 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:36,640 every single fry there are 64 fries

35 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:37,360 in this serving so how many fries is

37 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:40,000 okay

39 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:41,440 we asked dr oz whether it's six or

41 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:43,680 twelve it's a small number

43 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:45,440 basically single digit fries you should

45 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:46,879 be able to count them with your fingers

47 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:47,840 when you've finished up the number of

49 00:00:46,879 --> 00:00:49,039 fries they're represented by your

51 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:50,879 fingers you should be done

53 00:00:49,039 --> 00:00:53,199 if you eat them at all nutritionist

55 00:00:50,879 --> 00:00:54,719 carrie glassman joined me for lunch

57 00:00:53,199 --> 00:00:56,320 do we really have to limit ourselves to

59 00:00:54,719 --> 00:00:58,480 just six fries a serving

61 00:00:56,320 --> 00:00:59,359 i do not think we should be demonizing

63 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:02,399 the french fry

65 00:00:59,359 --> 00:01:04,479 yes it is not a healthy food however

67 00:01:02,399 --> 00:01:06,640 if you are living an overall healthy

69 00:01:04,479 --> 00:01:07,520 lifestyle and eating lots of whole real

71 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:10,240 foods and

73 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:12,159 managing your stress and exercising go

75 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:14,080 ahead and have 26 fries

77 00:01:12,159 --> 00:01:15,840 reaction to the harvard professor is

79 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:18,240 heating up on social media

81 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:19,360 tv host padma lakshmi tweeted a photo of

83 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:20,880 fry's and wrote

85 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:23,200 i don't have time for this type of

87 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:25,759 negativity in my life right now

89 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:26,560 the professor responded am i really a

91 00:01:25,759 --> 00:01:38,240 monster

93 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:38,240 i was just suggesting