Ten Dangerous Effects of Trans Fatty Acids
Trans fatty acids are dangerous and can cause health problems including heart disease and possibly even cancer. They don’t help you get any leaner and can hinder your body’s fat-burning process. The trans fatty acids in hydrogenated oil are believed to raise bad blood cholesterol (LDL) even more than saturated fats.
10 dangerous effects of trans fatty acids:
- decreases insulin sensitivity
- increases insulin response to glucose
- hampers immune system function
- raises “bad” LDL cholesterol
- lowers HDL (good) cholesterol
- increases blood triglycerides
- interferes with your liver’s detoxification processes
- may cause cancer
- interferes with essential fatty acid functions
- makes your platelets stickier
Hydrogenated oils and trans fatty acids are primarily found in margarine and spreads, baked goods and fried foods.
A partial list of foods to watch out for:
- Fried foods
- Biscuits
- Frosting
- Pies
- Pastries
- Fried Doughnuts
- Corn chips
- Taco shells
- Shortening
- Partially hydrogenated vegetable oils
- Refined vegetable oils
- Croutons
- Crackers
- Cookies
- Cakes
- Breads
- Margarine
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