How do Trans fats resemble saturated fats in that?

Trans fats resemble saturated fats in the way they affect the body’s cholesterol levels and physical properties of fats. Let me explain carefully:

Chemical Structure & Physical Properties:

Saturated fats have no double bonds between carbon atoms, making them solid at room temperature.

Trans fats, although they are unsaturated (they have double bonds), are in the trans configuration, which makes their structure more linear—similar to saturated fats. This linearity allows them to stack tightly, making trans fats also solid or semi-solid at room temperature.