This is Why You Need to Cut Trans Fat from Your Diet

Last Updated on January 7, 2021

In the same study, participants who consumed the biggest amount of trans fat in their diet could recall 10 percent fewer words than those who ate the littlest amount.

3. Trans Fats Can Cause Atherosclerosis

During an experiment on lab mice, researchers discovered that these rodents had an increased integration of cholesterol into tissue plasma membranes. This result indicated that trans fats can cause atherosclerosis.

Besides atherosclerosis, there is another research which has shown that trans fats consumption can also cause other serious health problems, including diabetes, inflammation, and cardiovascular disease.

4. Trans Fats Can Make You Insulin-sensitive and Obese

In a study on animals, male African green monkeys were fed diets that are rich in trans fatty acid, and the result was that they gained plenty of weight and had a higher intra-abdominal fat deposition. In fact, an elevated amount of fat in the abdominal area can damage internal organs.

The monkeys in the experiment also suffered from after meal hyperinsulinemia, an extreme amount of insulin in their blood stream. The researchers concluded that the hyperinsulinemia in monkeys indicated an impaired glucose disposal.

5. Trans Fats Increase Risk of Coronary
Heart Disease

According to a study published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition and shared by several health pages, the number of observational studies on the health effects of trans fatty acids was enough proof to associate trans fat consumption with increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease.

The WHO (World Health Organization) suggests that the trans fatty acids intake should always be very low or less than 1% of the total energy intake. Respecting this amount is actually vital to lowering your risk of developing cardiovascular disease.

6. Trans Fats Can Increase Sensitivity
to Skin Diseases

According to a study, the damaging effects of trans fatty acids can also increase the sensitivity to skin disease in mice. These mice were fed hydrogenated vegetable oil (loaded with trans fat), soybean oil, or fish oil, and were exposed to ultraviolet radiation for 2 days.