Why is trans fat so bad for your body?

Question

What does it do?

Answer 1

hi!
Trans fats have been scientifically linked to increasing your risk of coronary heart disease and increasing the likelihood of infertility in women. Recent studies show it can also have a big effect on your physical appearance.

In a six-year study by researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, trans fats were shown to redistribute body fat to the abdomen.

Two groups of male monkeys were given the same amount of daily calories, 35% of which came from fat. One group got 8% of their calorie intake from trans fat while the other group received those calories as monounsaturated fat.

The group of monkeys given the 8% trans fat diet had a 7.2% increase in body weight. All that extra weight went to the abdomen, including some other body fat that was reallocated to the abdomen.

Medical imaging scans showed that the monkeys on the trans fat diet had as much as 30% more abdominal fat than the monkeys on the monounsaturated fat diet.

Researchers say the amount of trans fat consumed by the group of monkeys who gained weight in their abdomen is comparable to people who eat a lot of fried foods.

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Answer 2

These are the two articles that got me thinking about that stuff. By January 2006 (when both articles appeared in the different magazines) I had already begun to eat fairly healthy, but this just provoked me further. They helped me to start to eliminate the junk before "trans fats" was even a household term. Now, if the label says "partially hydrogenated oil" or "hydrogenated oils" I don't buy it.

"Entergy Times" Big Fat Threat:
http://www.energytimes.com/archive/bigfatthreat.asp

"Experience Life" Fat Chance:
http://www.lifetimefitness.com/magazine/index.cfm?strWebAction=article_detail&intArticleId=498

Answer 3

Trans fat is chemically very stable (hard to break down). That's why it stays in your body doing damage.

Answer 4

properly, your physique desires fat to guard your necessary organs.. stable fat is those you get from fatty acids enriched oily fish, those are constructive to you. you gotta lookout for trans fat nevertheless, maximum products in US ought to have labels indicating the quantity of trans fat in it, in many situations a small volume. this form of fat is honestly undesirable to your well-being, they're artery clogging and can be latest in processed ingredients, and possible healthy low fat margarines, low fat mayo and issues like that. Saturated fat is likewise some thing human beings ought to purpose to keep away from in many situations. they have better chemical bonds and stuff. Unsaturated fat is probable "the" frequent fat. too lots is undesirable for you yet you like a lil to maintain your physique working exact.

Answer 5

think of them like fats that won't go away.