What effects do trans fats have on health?
Science shows that consuming either saturated or trans fat raises the blood levels of the LDL- cholesterol (‘bad’ cholesterol). LDL-cholesterol is a risk factor for heart disease. In addition, to raising LDL-cholesterol, trans fats reduce HDL-cholesterol (‘good’ cholesterol) levels. For this reason, The National Academy of Sciences and the World Health Organization recommend limiting trans fat in the diet to 1% of calories or less. For a 2,000 calorie diet this would be about 2 grams or less per day.
