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Trans fats
Trans fats refers to fats that have a certain molecular configuration that makes them solids at room temperature. Trans fats are not essential and have no known benefit to human health. In fact, trans fats increase in LDL (bad) cholesterol and decreases HDL (good) cholesterol. This unfavorable balance increases risk for cardiovascular disease because the LDL cholesterol gets deposited in the blood vessel walls and causes clogging of the arteries and HDL is not available to remove the deposited LDL.
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The government is trying to banish trans-fats from food, why ar they so bad for u?
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If trans fats are bad for us, what are the other kinds of fat we are supposed to eat?
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Can you tell me if trans fats are really harmful or are they the latest nutrition scare?
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When foods were cooked in pure trans fats, is the buildup it caused in people still there?
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The whole time when foods were cooked in pure trans fats is the buildup it caused in people still there?
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What foods contain saturated and trans fat?
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What is the difference between unsaturated fats and trans fats?
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Does trans fat leave the body or does it stay inside for the rest of your life?
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If saturated and trans fats do not add up to total fats, what are the remaining fats?
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Is hydrogenated soybean oil a trans fat?
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