Would someone please explain to me..aside from sodium, if there aren't cholesterol in potato chips, why are they so bad for you?

Fat: Potato chips are generally fried and often fried in saturated fat. The extra calories and saturated fat are bad for you, much more than the potato per se.

See below: Comparing a baked potato to a processed food like potato chips: The chips have more sodium, more fat, less fiber, less healthy potassium and far less vitamins and minerals. Because the chips contain much more fat and are less filling than the baked potato it's easy to consume a whole lot of calories without realizing it. But there is nothing wrong with having a small bag of chips now and then.