Because a little bit of oil adds a lot of calories.
(And is the evidence about coconut oil conclusive? Last I heard it may or may not be good.)
(And is the evidence about coconut oil conclusive? Last I heard it may or may not be good.)
Also, the amount of oil you avoid by moving from deep frying to air frying, depending on portion sizes, can be much more than a tablespoon.
(Obviously, metabolism is more complex than this. I'm discounting the effects of adding fat on satiety, absorption rates, etc.)
This is Hacker News. Of course he's completely sedentary