Eating a lot of artificial trans fats for a few weeks makes your body produce more of a chemical that shows your fats are being damaged by stress, like rust forming on metal.

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A High Intake of trans Fatty Acids Has Little Effect on Markers of Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Humans

Randomized Controlled Trial

Human

2011 Sep

The study found that eating a lot of industrial trans fats for 3 weeks raised a specific chemical in urine that signals body damage from oxidative stress — exactly what the claim said.

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A High Intake of trans Fatty Acids Has Little Effect on Markers of Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Humans

Score: 61

DOI: 10.3945/jn.110.134668

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