Finally read that article you linked this thread to (mea culpea, was feeling lazy).

It gets so hard sometimes to know what to believe. Even the same study will be quoted by Atkins as to say trans fat cause heart disease and then a different author says that the study says no such thing.

I think I will just keep on avoiding trans fat because despite all, no one can argue that it's an "altered" food and so, no longer something found in nature. It's good enough reason to avoid it, at least for me.