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Trans fats: how worried should you be?

ZOE Science & Nutrition

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The History of Trans Fats

Trans fats can also be found in butter, in cheese and the meat of ruminant animals. Trans fats are different to the ones that are produced industrially. For every 2% of energy from trans fats there's a 25% increase in cardiovascular disease risk for someone eating 2000 calories a day. The consensus on trans fats really changed in the 1990s when evidence came out showing they increased bad LDL cholesterol and reduced good HDL cholesterol which leads to an increased risk of heart disease.

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