Abstract
Trans fatty acids (TFA) produced in a process called hydrogenation has been widely used in the food industry for the improvement of the sensorial quality. However, these lipids on plasma lipoproteins increase low density lipoprotein (LDL-c) levels and decrease the levels of high density lipoprotein (HDL-c). This condition contributes to increase the LDL-c/HDL-c ratio, which is considered …