Trans-fatty Acids - PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization
2024年9月30日 · Increased intake of trans fat (>1% of total energy intake) is associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease mortality and events. Trans-fatty acids (TFA) intake is responsible for more than 500,000 premature deaths from coronary heart disease each year around the world.
Trans-fatty Acids intake in adults population - PAHO
Intake of Trans-fatty acids (TFA) over 1% of total dietary energy per day is associated with an increased risk of ischemic heart disease events and mortality. Worldwide in 2019, 645 thousand ischemic heart disease deaths were attributable to diets high in trans-fatty acids, and 109 thousand occurred in the Region of the Americas.
Elimination of industrially produced trans fatty acids: PAHO brings ...
2023年8月8日 · Globally, approximately 540,000 deaths each year are attributable to the consumption of industrially produced trans-fatty acids (IP-TFA), 160,000 occurring in the Region of the Americas. High trans-fat intake increases the risk of death from any cause by 34%, death from coronary heart disease by 28%, and coronary heart disease by 21%.
"Let’s Talk About Trans Fats! And Why They Need to Go!" …
2024年9月30日 · Dr Didacus Jules, Director General of the OECS Commission, also voiced strong support for the campaign: “The fight against trans fats is a crucial part of our region's health agenda. By supporting the ‘Let’s Talk About Trans Fats’ campaign, we are advancing the Caribbean’s goal of promoting sustainable health systems that prioritise ...
WHO plan to eliminate industrially-produced trans-fatty acids
Diets high in trans fat increase heart disease risk by 21% and deaths by 28%. Replacing trans fats with unsaturated fatty acids decreases the risk of heart disease, in part, by ameliorating the negative effects of trans fats on blood lipids. In addition, there are indications that trans fat may increase inflammation and endothelial dysfunction.
Plan of Action for the Elimination of Industrially Produced Trans …
2020年6月2日 · The Plan of Action is based on the evidence of health harms of trans-fatty acids; on prior resolutions and the work of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the World Health Organization (WHO); on analyses of the Region’s important progress on this issue to date, including lessons learned and challenges encountered in both voluntary ...
Documents - PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization
2021年12月9日 · Global protocol for measuring fatty acid profiles of foods, with emphasis on monitoring trans-fatty acids originating from partially hydrogenated oils Technical and scientific products 23 Oct 2020
Countries with regulations protecting people from industrially …
2021年12月7日 · Trans fat is an artificial compound that can be found in cakes, cookies, biscuits, packaged foods, cooking oils and spreads and is linked to increased risk of heart attacks and death from heart disease. Eliminating trans fat from the global food supply could save lives and reduces the burden on health care by preventing heart attacks.
PRODUCED TRANS-FATTY ACIDS 2020-2025: MIDTERM REVIEW . Background . 1. Increased trans -fatty acid (TFA) intake is estimated to be responsible for more than 500,000 deaths per year globally, 160,000 of which occur in the Region of the Americas (1). The 57th World Health Assembly endorsed the Global Strategy on Diet,
PAHO Equips Six Caribbean Countries in Drafting Legislation to …
Bridgetown, Barbados, 12 March 2024 (PAHO/WHO) - The Pan American Health Organization recently convened a four-day workshop in Barbados for public health and legal experts from six Caribbean countries. The focus was on legislation and the legal drafting of regulatory tools aimed at eliminating industrially produced trans fatty acids (iTFA) and implementing sodium reduction …
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