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Industrial Trans Fats

Partially hydrogenated fats worsen lipoprotein profiles and inflammatory markers.[1449,1876,1945, etc.]

Superscript reference numbers link to the Sources bibliography.

Strong Evidence
Heart HealthLongevityMetabolic Health

Composite Rating

4.0/5

Blends evidence depth, community direction, safety friction, and completeness.

Evidence Intensity

100/100

High depth from human/RCT/meta counts

Community Direction

0

Mixed / Neutral • confidence Minimal

Safety Friction

65/100

Moderate signal from adverse/interaction markers

Data Completeness

100%

Studies 16 • mentions 0 • links 25

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Implementation Blueprint

Classification: limit.[1099,1225,1449, etc.]

Best fit: All users..[1099,1225,1449, etc.]

Goal alignment: Heart Health, Longevity, Metabolic Health.[1099,1225,1449, etc.]

Classification

Limit

Evidence Tier

HIGH

Best Fit

All users.

Primary Focus

Heart Health, Longevity

Safety and Pitfalls

  • Read labels for partially hydrogenated oils where still present.[, etc.]

At-A-Glance Evidence Architecture[1449,1876,1945, etc.]

Clinical Depth

Humans: 406 • RCTs: 29 • Meta: 5

Cohort / Real-World

Cohort signals: 59

Safety Markers

Adverse signals: 27 • Interactions: 0

Evidence Tracking

Freshness, trend, and study timeline for this item

Evidence Tracking

Status

Established

Trend

→ Stable evidence base

Depth

406 total studies

Timeline

20012021

Top Signal Metrics[1449,1876,1945, etc.]

Total indexed

406

Human studies

406

Cohort signals

59

Randomized trials

29

Safety adverse signals

27

In vitro / tissue

15

Community Direction Mix[1099,1225,6209]

Weighted direction score: 0 (Mixed / Neutral)

Benefit0

Evidence Quality Summary[1449,1876,1945, etc.]

High when there are >=2 human meta-analyses, or strong human trial/cohort volume with substantial human literature.

Total indexed

406

Human studies

406

Cohort signals

59

Randomized trials

29

Safety adverse signals

27

In vitro / tissue

15

Meta-analyses

5

Animal-only studies

0

Study Type Breakdown

Distribution of evidence by study design strength

Meta-AnalysesLevel 1a5
Randomized TrialsLevel 1b29
Cohort StudiesLevel 2b59
Human Studies (other)Level 3-4313
All IndexedAll levels406
100

Evidence Strength: High

Top Human Studies[1449,1876,1945, etc.]

PMID 33762150 • 2021 May 6

The effects of foods on LDL cholesterol levels: A systematic review of the accumulated evidence from systematic reviews and meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials.

Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis

Open PubMed

PMID 26268692 • 2015 Aug 11

Intake of saturated and trans unsaturated fatty acids and risk of all cause mortality, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.

BMJ

Open PubMed

PMID 30573335 • 2019 Feb

Community Report Frequency[1099,1225,6209]

Benefit reports: 0

Adverse reports: 0

No-effect reports: 0

Mixed reports: 0

Unclear reports: 0

Signal confidence: 0.00

Top Reported Effects[1099,1225,6209]

Benefits

  • Heart Health: 1
  • Longevity: 1
  • Metabolic Health: 1

Adverse

  • Read labels for partially hydrogenated oils where still present: 1

No Effect

  • insufficient no-effect reports captured: 0

Community confidence 0.00 with mentions: benefit 0, adverse 0, no-effect 0.

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Community Evidence Examples[1099,1225,6209]

aggregate • unclear

No directional first-hand mentions captured in the current community corpus; source links are retained for traceability.

Open mention

Primary Source Links

Evidence Sources

  • https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/esearch.fcgi?db=pubmed&term=(%22trans%20fatty%20acids%22%20AND%20industrial%20AND%20humans%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D)%20AND%20(diet*%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20intake%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20consumption%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20feeding%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20nutrition%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D)
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Scientific Evidence Notes[1449,1876,1945, etc.]

1. PubMed triage evidence summary: Industrial Trans Fats

PUBMED • Humans + preclinical triage

Counts from structured PubMed query set for diet/intake context.

Outcome: Humans 406, RCT 29, meta 5, cohort 59.[1449,1876,1945, etc.]

Open source
2. The effects of foods on LDL cholesterol levels: A systematic review of the accumulated evidence from systematic reviews and meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials.

PUBMED • 2021 • Human evidence curation set

PMID 33762150 from Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis.

Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.

1099,
1225,
1449
Adverse0
No Effect0
Mixed0

No directional mention volume was resolved; fallback profile metadata is shown in other sections.

Composite of study volume, RCTs, and meta-analyses

A Meta-Analysis of Food Labeling Effects on Consumer Diet Behaviors and Industry Practices.

Am J Prev Med

Open PubMed

PMID 21427742 • 2011 Jul

Consumption of industrial and ruminant trans fatty acids and risk of coronary heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies.

Eur J Clin Nutr

Open PubMed

PMID 11592728 • 2001 Aug

Serum cholesterol predictive equations with special emphasis on trans and saturated fatty acids. an analysis from designed controlled studies.

Lipids

Open PubMed

PMID 33445809 • 2021 Jan 12

Dietary Intake of trans Fatty Acids in the Slovenian Population.

Nutrients

Open PubMed

PMID 27899529 • 2017 Mar

Short-term effects of trans fatty acids from ruminant and industrial sources on surrogate markers of cardiovascular risk in healthy men and women: A randomized, controlled, double-blind trial.

Eur J Prev Cardiol

Open PubMed

PMID 25616935 • 2016 Feb

Nutritional adequacy according to carbohydrates and fat quality.

Eur J Nutr

Open PubMed

PMID 26561632 • 2015 Dec

Vaccenic acid and trans fatty acid isomers from partially hydrogenated oil both adversely affect LDL cholesterol: a double-blind, randomized controlled trial.

Am J Clin Nutr

Open PubMed

PMID 23922748 • 2013

Effect of trans fatty acid intake on LC-MS and NMR plasma profiles.

PLoS One

Open PubMed

PMID 21397284 • 2011 Jul

Effect of trans-fatty acid intake on insulin sensitivity and intramuscular lipids--a randomized trial in overweight postmenopausal women.

Metabolism

Open PubMed

PMID 30309780 • 2019 May

Trans-fatty Acids and Survival in Renal Transplantation.

J Ren Nutr

Open PubMed

PMID 18996687 • 2008 Sep-Nov

Trans fatty acids: effects on cardiometabolic health and implications for policy.

Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids

Open PubMed

PMID 19916363 • 2009 Sep-Oct

Consumption and health effects of trans fatty acids: a review.

J AOAC Int

Open PubMed

PMID 24636816 • 2014 Mar 1

Trans fatty acids: are its cardiovascular risks fully appreciated?

Clin Ther

Open PubMed

PMID 31782488 • 2020 May 1

Mechanisms of Action of trans Fatty Acids.

Adv Nutr

Open PubMed

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  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21427742/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11592728/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33445809/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27899529/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25616935/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26561632/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23922748/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21397284/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30309780/
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  • Community Sources

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    [1449,1876,1945, etc.]
    Open source
    3. Intake of saturated and trans unsaturated fatty acids and risk of all cause mortality, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.

    PUBMED • 2015 • Human evidence curation set

    PMID 26268692 from BMJ.

    Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1449,1876,1945, etc.]

    Open source
    4. A Meta-Analysis of Food Labeling Effects on Consumer Diet Behaviors and Industry Practices.

    PUBMED • 2019 • Human evidence curation set

    PMID 30573335 from Am J Prev Med.

    Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1449,1876,1945, etc.]

    Open source
    5. Consumption of industrial and ruminant trans fatty acids and risk of coronary heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies.

    PUBMED • 2011 • Human evidence curation set

    PMID 21427742 from Eur J Clin Nutr.

    Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1449,1876,1945, etc.]

    Open source
    6. Serum cholesterol predictive equations with special emphasis on trans and saturated fatty acids. an analysis from designed controlled studies.

    PUBMED • 2001 • Human evidence curation set

    PMID 11592728 from Lipids.

    Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1449,1876,1945, etc.]

    Open source
    7. Dietary Intake of trans Fatty Acids in the Slovenian Population.

    PUBMED • 2021 • Human evidence curation set

    PMID 33445809 from Nutrients.

    Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1449,1876,1945, etc.]

    Open source
    8. Short-term effects of trans fatty acids from ruminant and industrial sources on surrogate markers of cardiovascular risk in healthy men and women: A randomized, controlled, double-blind trial.

    PUBMED • 2017 • Human evidence curation set

    PMID 27899529 from Eur J Prev Cardiol.

    Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1449,1876,1945, etc.]

    Open source
    9. Nutritional adequacy according to carbohydrates and fat quality.

    PUBMED • 2016 • Human evidence curation set

    PMID 25616935 from Eur J Nutr.

    Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1449,1876,1945, etc.]

    Open source
    10. Vaccenic acid and trans fatty acid isomers from partially hydrogenated oil both adversely affect LDL cholesterol: a double-blind, randomized controlled trial.

    PUBMED • 2015 • Human evidence curation set

    PMID 26561632 from Am J Clin Nutr.

    Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1449,1876,1945, etc.]

    Open source
    11. Effect of trans fatty acid intake on LC-MS and NMR plasma profiles.

    PUBMED • 2013 • Human evidence curation set

    PMID 23922748 from PLoS One.

    Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1449,1876,1945, etc.]

    Open source
    12. Effect of trans-fatty acid intake on insulin sensitivity and intramuscular lipids--a randomized trial in overweight postmenopausal women.

    PUBMED • 2011 • Human evidence curation set

    PMID 21397284 from Metabolism.

    Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1449,1876,1945, etc.]

    Open source
    13. Trans-fatty Acids and Survival in Renal Transplantation.

    PUBMED • 2019 • Human evidence curation set

    PMID 30309780 from J Ren Nutr.

    Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1449,1876,1945, etc.]

    Open source
    14. Trans fatty acids: effects on cardiometabolic health and implications for policy.

    PUBMED • 2008 • Human evidence curation set

    PMID 18996687 from Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids.

    Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1449,1876,1945, etc.]

    Open source
    15. Consumption and health effects of trans fatty acids: a review.

    PUBMED • 2009 • Human evidence curation set

    PMID 19916363 from J AOAC Int.

    Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1449,1876,1945, etc.]

    Open source
    16. Trans fatty acids: are its cardiovascular risks fully appreciated?

    PUBMED • 2014 • Human evidence curation set

    PMID 24636816 from Clin Ther.

    Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1449,1876,1945, etc.]

    Open source
    17. Mechanisms of Action of trans Fatty Acids.

    PUBMED • 2020 • Human evidence curation set

    PMID 31782488 from Adv Nutr.

    Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1449,1876,1945, etc.]

    Open source