Trans Fats in Our Diet

With the prevalence of heart and cardiac diseases are in our society, it is necessary to review our diet especially when it contains Trans fats. What are trans fats? Trans fats are derived from a process called “partial hydrogenation” which is basically converting liquid oil into a semi solid form. Trans fats raises low-density lipoprotein (LDL) also known as bad cholesterol in our body and at the same time gets rid of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) known as good fats which protects us from heart diseases. Food companies tend to use this process because it helps their food stay fresh for a longer period of time.

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