RESULTS Increased TFA intake did not result in significant changes in glucose or insulin concentrations .
Our analysis also showed the absence of publication bias and any dose-response relations between the ES and TFA intake .
Increased TFA intake does not result in changes in glucose , insulin , or triglyceride concentrations but leads to an increase in total and LDL-cholesterol and a decrease in HDL-cholesterol concentrations .
There is no evidence to support a potential benefit of the reduction of dietary TFA intake on glucose homeostasis
BACKGROUND Although evidence from cohort studies has suggested that trans fatty acid ( TFA ) consumption may be associated with insulin resistance and diabetes , r and omized placebo-controlled trials ( RCTs ) have yielded conflicting results .
OBJECTIVE In a meta- analysis , we combined all available RCTs that examined the role of  TFA intake  on  glucose homeostasis .
Effect of different forms of dietary hydrogenated fats on LDL particle size.
BACKGROUND Dietary trans fatty acids ( FAs ) , which are formed during the process of hydrogenating vegetable oil , are known to increase plasma LDL-cholesterol concentrations . However , their effect on LDL particle size has yet to be investigated . OBJECTIVE We investigated the effect of trans FA consumption on the electrophoretic characteristics of LDL particles . DESIGN Eighteen women and 18 men each consumed 5 experimental diets in r and om order for 35-d periods . Fat represented 30 % of total energy intake in each diet , with two-thirds of the fat in the form of semiliquid margarine ( 0.6 g trans FAs/100 g fat ) , soft margarine ( 9.4 g trans FAs/100 g fat ) , shortening ( 13.6 g trans FAs/100 g fat ) , stick margarine ( 26.1 g trans FAs/100 g fat ) , or butter , which was low in trans FAs ( 2.6 g trans FAs/100 g fat ) but rich in saturated fat . LDL particle size and distribution were characterized by nondenaturing , 2 - 16 % polyacrylamide gradient gel electrophoresis . RESULTS Relative to the LDL particle size observed after consumption of the butter-enriched diet , LDL particle size decreased significantly and in a dose-dependent fashion with increasing amounts of dietary trans FAs ( P < 0.001 ) . Cholesterol concentrations in large ( > 260 A ) and medium-sized ( 255 - 260 A ) LDL particles also increased proportionately to the amount of trans FAs in the diet . CONCLUSION Consumption of dietary trans FAs is associated with a deleterious increase in small , dense LDL , which further reinforces the importance of promoting diets low in trans FAs to favorably affect the lipoprotein profile
RESULTS Increased TFA intake did not result in significant changes in glucose or insulin concentrations .
Our analysis also showed the absence of publication bias and any dose-response relations between the ES and TFA intake .
Increased TFA intake does not result in changes in glucose , insulin , or triglyceride concentrations but leads to an increase in total and LDL-cholesterol and a decrease in HDL-cholesterol concentrations .
There is no evidence to support a potential benefit of the reduction of dietary TFA intake on glucose homeostasis
BACKGROUND Although evidence from cohort studies has suggested that trans fatty acid ( TFA ) consumption may be associated with insulin resistance and diabetes , r and omized placebo-controlled trials ( RCTs ) have yielded conflicting results .
OBJECTIVE In a meta- analysis , we combined all available RCTs that examined the role of  TFA intake  on  glucose homeostasis .