Are Trans fats really that bad for us compared to other fats or is it just a case of diet culture throwing a random aspect of food under the bus like they did with Carbs?

Question

I will never forgive the diet industry for telling me potatoes were bad for me, once I stopped caring about fad shit and just eating at a deficit (including at least one baked potato a day) the pounds absolutely melted off.

It got me thinking about other foods that the government / diet companies have said are bad. Were trans fats actually a big problem? The ban certainly hasn’t done much for the obesity epidemic.

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Answer 1

Trans fats are rare naturally. They are an industrial product meant to make cheaper shelf stable fats. They raise you chance of cardiovascular issues several times over cis-fats.