as if we needed any more reason to avoide trans fats in our diets, reseachers have determined that the more trans fat you eat, the higher risk of developing gallstones… the higher your consumption of trans fats, the higher your risk… trans fats alter the body’s cholesterol balance(good and bad), which changes the composition of bile produced by the gall bladder… this leads to the formation of stones… if you don’t already, start reading nutrition labels on packaged foods before you buy and keep your ingestion of trans fats to a minimum… better yet, avoid them entirely…