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Diets enriched with trans fatty acids (elaidic acid) promote greater whole-body fat oxidation compared to diets enriched with monounsaturated (oleic) or saturated (palmitic) fatty acids.

Trans fats increase the amount of fat your body burns, but this does not make them healthy. They also raise LDL cholesterol and have no known health benefits. Avoid trans fats for cardiovascular health, regardless of their effect on fat oxidation.

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Subjects oxidized the least fat on the M diet (26.0 ± 1.5 g/day) and the most fat on the T diet (31.4 ± 1.5 g/day) (P < 0.02).
Jennifer C. Lovejoy et al. · Diabetes Care · 2002

Why this rating

Controlled feeding trial with indirect calorimetry, a robust method for measuring substrate oxidation.

Source

Effects of Diets Enriched in Saturated (Palmitic), Monounsaturated (Oleic), or <i>trans</i> (Elaidic) Fatty Acids on Insulin Sensitivity and Substrate Oxidation in Healthy Adults

Jennifer C. Lovejoy et al. · Diabetes Care · 2002

DOI 10.2337/diacare.25.8.1283

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