Our goal of eliminating trans fat by 2023 must not be delayed. At a time when the whole world is struggling with
COVID-19 pandemic, we must do our utmost to protect people's health.This includes taking all possible measures to prevent noncommunicable diseases.Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
The WHO recalls that the consumption of industrial trans fats causes the death of about 500 thousand people due to cardiovascular diseases.According to the organization, 58 states have already "adopted laws that will protect by the end of 2021However , another 100 countries need to take action to completely eliminate trans fats from foods.
At the moment, 15 countries around the world account for two-thirds of deaths related to eating trans fats.Measures to reduce the use of trans fats have been taken mainly in countries with high per capita incomes.
Since 2018, in the Russian Federation and the territory of the Eurasian Union, the 2% trans fat content norm for fat and oil products has come into force.
Industrially produced trans fats are found in margarine, ghee and are often present They are often used in the production of products because they differ from other fats in their longer shelf life.The WHO believes that trans fats can be replaced with healthier alternatives without compromising the taste or cost of foods.
Spenders are fats found in milkand meat from ruminants (cows, goats) and artificially hardened oils. It is believed that if you do not eat fatty meat and drink low-fat milk, then consuming dangerous amounts of trans fats is difficult. But from artificially hardened, so-called hydrogenated oils, it is quite possible. Indeed, in the process of hydrogenation, up to 50-60% of trans fats are formed. Consuming foods so high in trans fats can cause serious harm to the body and shorten life years.
For the first time the harm of trans fats was proved by the Dutchscientists in the 1990s. Then no one believed their data, because the entire world food industry used hydrogenated "trance" fats. Millions of dollars were spent, the study was repeated in the US and got the same results: trans fats are the most harmful dietary fats for the human body. Then the movement began to label and eliminate hazardous ingredients from food.
According to the World Health Organization,their use leads to a sharp increase in the likelihood of developing cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, fatty liver, infertility. There is evidence that a diet rich in trans fats is associated with the early development of Alzheimer's disease. In 2003, WHO called for eliminating the use of fats containing trans fatty acids and limiting intake to 1% of the daily diet.
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