Eating foods with trans fats—like packaged snacks, baked goods, and fast food—may raise your risk of heart disease because they can cause body-wide inflammation and mess up your cholesterol levels.

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Effects of dietary fats versus carbohydrates on coronary heart disease: A review of the evidence

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2005 Nov

This study says avoiding junk food with trans fats (like fried fast food and store-bought baked goods) helps lower heart disease risk, which matches the claim that these foods are bad for your heart.

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Effects of dietary fats versus carbohydrates on coronary heart disease: A review of the evidence

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DOI: 10.1007/S11883-005-0060-Y

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Eating foods with trans fats, like fried snacks and baked goods, might raise your risk of heart disease because they can cause body-wide swelling and mess up your cholesterol levels.

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Eating foods with trans fats, like fried snacks and baked goods, might raise your risk of heart disease because they can cause body-wide inflammation and make your cholesterol levels worse.

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People who eat a lot of trans fats (like in fried or processed foods) are more likely to have heart problems than those who eat very little.

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Even though eating trans fats seems bad for your heart, the amount of trans fat found in your blood doesn’t clearly link to heart disease risk in these studies.

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