Maybe it’s time to revise the old adage, “all things in moderation,” because there are some things that apparently just aren’t good for you at all, even in modest quantities.

Artery-clogging trans fatty acids, aka partially hydrogenated oil, may sound like a lot of gobbledygook to you, but if you eat a lot of processed foods this cheap form of fat could cost you dearly. The National Academy of Science’s Institute of Medicine announced three years ago that there was no safe level of trans fat in the average diet.