Robert Lustig on Trans Fats: warns against

Dr. Robert Lustig warns against trans fats, which he has called “the devil incarnate” — “verifiably consumable poison.” His stated reasoning is biochemical: neither gut bacteria nor human mitochondria can break the trans double bond, so trans fats accumulate and, he says, drive liver insulin resistance and arterial disease. This is Lustig’s stated characterization.

The position comes from his long-form interview series on food and metabolism, where he lists trans fats among the most clear-cut dietary harms.

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