Trans fats from dairy and meat don’t seem to harm cholesterol or cause inflammation like the ones made in factories — some might even be a little good for you.

Small experiments on ruminant trans fats and heart health markers haven't given clear answers — maybe because they used too few people or too much fat that you can't actually eat in real life.

We don’t know if natural trans fats from meat and dairy affect cancer risk — no solid human studies have looked at this yet.

Man-made trans fats and natural trans fats in dairy and meat are made of different chemical parts, and these differences might affect your health in different ways.

Some studies suggest that the natural trans fats found in milk and meat might not raise heart disease risk the same way that artificial trans fats in fried and baked foods do.

People with more of a specific fat found in dairy products like butter and cheese in their blood have a lower chance of getting type 2 diabetes, even after accounting for how much dairy they eat.