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Examples of trans fat in a Sentence
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Most people do not know that this practice makes the oil carcinogenic and filled with harmful trans fats.
—Miami Herald, 6 June 2024
What is trans fat and how is it connected to cholesterol?
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 29 Feb. 2024
Just cutting down on the saturated and trans fats found in meat, dairy, and junk, as well as reducing intake of the dietary cholesterol found mostly in eggs, is unlikely to get most people to the target.
—Michael Greger, Fortune Well, 5 Dec. 2023
Foods high in saturated fat, trans fat, alcohol, and refined sugar can also mess with the gut microbiome and trigger inflammatory responses.9
Scientists have long suspected that some fats can trigger immune responses that cause inflammation.10
But not all fats are harmful.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 18 Oct. 2023
The guidelines also say to avoid trans fats, which are known to increase the risk of heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes.
—USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2023
Some foods a person may eat on the keto diet—such as meats or eggs—may contain sources of saturated fats or trans fats, which can raise LDL.
—Amanda MacMillan, Health, 16 June 2023
They are made without high fructose corn syrup and have 0 grams of trans fat.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2023
Trans Fats In addition to raising LDL (bad) cholesterol and the risk of heart disease, trans fats may also be bad for your skin.
—Kiera Aaron, Health, 12 Aug. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1978, in the meaning defined above
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“Trans fat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trans%20fat. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
Medical Definition
trans fat
noun
variants
or trans-fat
: an unsaturated fat that contains a trans-fatty acid molecule which has a trans arrangement of double bonds in its hydrocarbon chain and that either occurs naturally in the meat and milk of ruminant animals (such as cows or sheep) or is manufactured by hydrogenating vegetable oil to create a fat that is solid at room temperature (such as margarine and shortening)
Consumption of red meat and trans fats is associated with an increased risk of laparoscopically confirmed endometriosis …—Linda C. Guidice, The New England Journal of Medicine
Trans fat is created when manufacturers partially hydrogenate liquid oils to make them more solid, more stable, and less greasy-tasting.—Nutrition Action Health Letter
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