The fundamental problem here is that this is a scientific site, and you are clearly not a scientist. You aren't even being logical here! You are trusting your gut, your own personal n=1 observations and imaginings, as being somehow more valid than a representative survey of the entire country. BTW, trans fatty acids are a minor contaminant in hydrogenated oils. They are certainly not a significant contributor of Calories. They are dangerous and unhealthy, but they don't make you fat.The 'data' is complete horse shit. Where are all those nut butters high in Omega 6s going? Margarine? Vegatable cooking oil? What, are you telling me people are buying this crap and letting it sit on their shelves and collect dust (and no, people are still buying up whole milk dairy products!)? Unlike you, I am not blaming one thing in favor of the other, I am blaming a specific form of both. Refined carbs and trans fatty acids. These two are a disgusting combo. Stop making it a 'carbs bad fats good' argument! There are good and bad forms of both.
And you clearly are a scientist? Let's see your credentials mister. Actually I am being purposefully obnoxious and unscientific about this particular subject because I feel, in this case, the so called science is really social science and the epidemiology is unfounded where the stats are concerned. How do you know I am not a scientist anyway? You work for the gobmant er somethin? And just because there is no scientific consensus does not mean there is no causality. Trans fatty acids may lead to obesity through metabolic disruption and exacerbation of many other causative factors, despite not being the direct cause. Trans fats coupled with refined carbs. Um, you get the point. And regarding being 'unscientific' you should think of that next time someone posts a link to an opinion piece about how wonderfully perfect the paleo diet is and passes that garbage off as pure science.
Edited by TheFountain, 18 December 2009 - 11:15 PM.