The health dangers of trans-fatty acids have been known for a long while. They don’t occur in nature (which is probably why they’re so bad for us).
As far as I’m aware nobody claims trans fats aren’t bad.
False as worded. Not sure if this is because you’re oversimplifying a complex topic or were just unaware of some edge cases. E.g., vaccenic acid occurs in nature and is thought to be good for us, last I checked. There may be a few other natural species that are similarly harmless.
On the other hand, there are unnatural trans fats found in things like partially hydrogenated vegetable oils that are evidently bad enough for a government ban. If identical molecules are still getting in our food in significant amounts from other sources, that could be a problem.
False as worded. Not sure if this is because you’re oversimplifying a complex topic or were just unaware of some edge cases. E.g., vaccenic acid occurs in nature and is thought to be good for us, last I checked. There may be a few other natural species that are similarly harmless.
On the other hand, there are unnatural trans fats found in things like partially hydrogenated vegetable oils that are evidently bad enough for a government ban. If identical molecules are still getting in our food in significant amounts from other sources, that could be a problem.
Yeah i was unaware of vaccenic acid. I’ve edited the post to clarify.