But trans fats do occur naturally, mostly in dairy and meat. Don't think the government can save you from those.
and they do nothing good for us.
Sure they do. They make some foods taste better. Oreo's used to be good, and now they're not because they removed the trans fat. They also prevent fat from turning rancid. When fats turn rancid, free radicals form. Consuming free radicals should be of concern; trans fats, not so much.
Irrelevant to my point, which was "hydrogenated oils the way we make them are a chemical that doesn't occur in nature." Yes, there are natural fats that are solid at room temperature, for example butter, lard, and palm oil. These fats are highly saturated.
Still, that doesn't make them the same as artificially hydrogenated oils, the consumption of which both increase LDL cholesterol (the bad kind) and decrease HDL cholesterol (the good kind). Naturally saturated fats do not have this effect. More to the point, butter and leaf lard will spoil at room temperature, while solid vegetable shortening will not. This is a GOOD thing, not a bad thing, because it indicates that the substance in question is actually biodegradeable... a desirable trait in my food, at least, if not yours.
The transfats are in the Oreos to give them a long shelf life, not to make them taste better. Eating them is uniformly bad for you. Make mine butter, thanks... better the devil you know.