ArticlePublic health nutrition2017
Progress towards elimination of trans-fatty acids in foods commonly consumed in four Latin American cities.
Article in Public health nutrition, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- The effectiveness of mandatoryThe British journal of nutrition · 2025Review
- Costa Rica's trans-fat ban impact on cardiovascular disease: a macrosimulation study.Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2025Article
- Impact of diet on CVD and diabetes mortality in Latin America and the Caribbean: a comparative risk assessment analysis.Public health nutrition · 2021Article
- Progress towards eliminating industrially produced trans-fatty acids in the Canadian marketplace, 2013-2017.Public health nutrition · 2020Article
- Mechanisms of Action of trans Fatty Acids.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2020Review
- Global Surveillance of trans-Fatty Acids.Preventing chronic disease · 2019Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess progress towards the elimination of trans-fatty acids (TFA) in foods after the 2008 Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) recommendation of virtual elimination of TFA in Latin America.
designA descriptive, comparative analysis of foods that were likely to contain TFA and were commonly consumed in four cities in Latin America.
settingSan José (Costa Rica), Mexico City (Mexico), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Buenos Aires (Argentina). SUBJECTS: Foods from each city were sampled in 2011; TFA content was analysed using GC. TFA of selected foods was also monitored in 2016.
resultsIn 2011-2016, there was a significant decrease in the content of TFA in the sampled foods across all sites, particularly in Buenos Aires (from 12·6-34·8 % range in 2011-2012 to nearly 0 % in 2015-2016). All sample products met the recommended levels of TFA content set by the PAHO. TFA were replaced with a mixture of saturated and unsaturated fats.
conclusionsOur results indicate a virtual elimination of TFA from major food sources in the cities studied. This could be due to a combination of factors, including recommendations by national and global public health authorities, voluntary and/or mandatory food reformulation made by the food industry.
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