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ArticleNutrients2021

Non-Conjugated-Industrially-Produced-Trans Fatty in Lebanese Foods: The Case of Elaidic and Linolelaidic Acids.

Maha Hoteit, Edwina Zoghbi, Alissar Rady, Iman Shankiti, Carla Ibrahim, Ayoub Al-Jawaldeh

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Article in Nutrients, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Maha HoteitPHENOL Research Group (Public Health Nutrition Program-Lebanon), Faculty of Public Health, Lebanese University, Beirut 6573, Lebanon.ORCID 0000-0001-7392-4835
Edwina ZoghbiCountry Office for Lebanon, World Health Organization, Beirut 5391, Lebanon.
Alissar RadyCountry Office for Lebanon, World Health Organization, Beirut 5391, Lebanon.
Iman ShankitiCountry Office for Lebanon, World Health Organization, Beirut 5391, Lebanon.
Carla IbrahimPHENOL Research Group (Public Health Nutrition Program-Lebanon), Faculty of Public Health, Lebanese University, Beirut 6573, Lebanon.ORCID 0000-0002-7831-0661
Ayoub Al-JawaldehWorld Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo 11371, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-7387-8277
World Health Organization - Lebanon · LBLebanese University · LBWorld Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To determine Industrially-Produced Trans fatty acids (IP-TFAs) distribution of Lebanese traditional foods, especially regarding Elaidic acid (EA; 9t18:1) and Linolelaidic acid (LEA; 9t12t18:2), a mapping exercise was enrolled between January 2019 and April 2021 in which 145 food samples of three categories (traditional dishes, Arabic sweets, and market food products) were analyzed using Gas chromatography methods. Results showed that about 93% of the products tested in Lebanon, between 2019 and 2021, met the World Health Organization recommendations, while about 7% exceeded the limit. The mean level of the IP-TFAs Elaidic and Linolelaidic acid in most Traditional dishes (0.9%), Arabic sweets (0.6%), butter and margarine (1.6%), and market foods (0.52%) were relatively low compared with other countries. Despite that, the relative impact of IP-TFAs on heart diseases mortality in Lebanon is limited but unambiguously still substantial. The persistence of food products with high IP-TFAs levels threatens the health of Lebanese people. Fortunately, this problem is fairly easy to solve in Lebanon via proper legislation.

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FoodIndustryButterLinoleic AcidOleic AcidsSnacksTrans Fatty AcidsButterelaidic acidLinoleic AcidOleic AcidsTrans Fatty AcidsArabic sweetsElaidic acidindustrially-produced trans fatty acidsLebanonLinolelaidic acidmarket foodstraditional dishes

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