I was lucky... I had read the study this week sometime online.

But I didn't recall the title. So I searched Google "new study LDL cholesterol"..
https://www.google.com/#q=new+study+LDL+cholesterol

Long John's Silvers was one of the last hold outs regarding abolishing transfats...
http://consumerist.com/2014/01/22/lo...-of-trans-fat/

The original Crisco (in the can) was the mainstay of Southern fried cooking in the US...esp Fried Chicken and fish.
And also the Southern states had high rates of stroke:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/southern...w-study-shows/
I believe the use of Crisco and transfats contributes considerably to this risk. Also fried foods at high temperatures breaks down other fats/oils into damaging free radicals. These are also harmful to the arteries.

Here is some history on Crisco:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crisco

The implication of the replacement fats causing increased blood sugars, has not been totally confirmed yet, but is still troubling.
Avoiding this new fat is therefore prudent until we learn more.

Animal fats contain a very small amount of trans fat, but this is thought to be a tolerable unless huge meat consumption is done.