<u>Trans fats</u> can elevate LDL cholesterol, increase triglycerides, and lower HDL cholesterol.
These fats have a significant result in raising blood cholesterol levels. It exist naturally in small quantity in some meat and dairy products.
The raised blood cholesterol levels are a risk factor for heart disease/attack. Triglycerides are the fat present in our bloodstream.
It is so because trans fatty acids have one or more double bonds present in trans configuration instead of the usual CIS configuration. Trans fats are unsaturated fats produced from vegetable oils. Therefore, trans fats are commonly used in the composition of margarine and commercially baked or fried foods.
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