The evidence against transfats is much stronger than "some people think maybe".
From Atkins..."More than 10 years of published research shows trans fats adversely affect cholesterol levels in the human body, causing ("bad") LDL cholesterol to go up and ("good") HDL cholesterol to go down. The all-important HDL/LDL ratio is therefore twice as unfavorable when trans fats are consumed as when plain old saturated fat is eaten in its place. And while saturated fat is something the human body needs, nobody needs a fat that didn't even exist before it was invented. Moreover, studies now show that lipoprotein, a particularly bad factor when it comes to arterial health, is significantly increased by consumption of trans fats. Need more bad news? Trans fats push up triglyceride levels. "
imho, all of this has to do with the level of activity in today’s world. I am as guilty as anyone.
Back when I walked five miles a day...BOTH ways...to school everyday we ate 3 meals a day that were by today’s standards horribly unhealthy, lol.
I think I’ll go out and play a little dodge ball and Red Rover now. After I hoe a couple of rows of corn.