What is the difference between unsaturated fats and trans fats?

Unhealthy Fats: Unsaturated fats are in salmon, trout herring, avocados, olives, walnuts and olive oil. They help improve blood Cholesterol. Trans fats raise bad (LDL) cholesterol levels and lower good (HDL) Cholesterol levels causing increased risk of heart disease. They are in doughnuts, cookies, crackers, muffins, pies, cakes, fried fast food, Avoid Trans fats See Physician for Healthy Diet for your Heart!

A Chemistry Lesson: All fats are made up of something called glycerol with three "fatty esters," chains of carbon (C) & hydrogen (H). Unsaturated fats do not have a H attached to each open C and therefore unsaturated. They are usually liquid (oil) at room temp. Trans fats are mostly man made from unsaturated fats by adding more H's to make semisolid fats. They are now known to increase the risk of heart disease.