The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare has enacted optimal practices and policies to eradicate trans fats within the country.
Indian Government's Response to Trans Fats Elimination
The Minister said this in a written reply in Lok Sabha in response to a query whether the government has implemented the best practices/policies to eliminate trans fats in the country following specific criteria established by WHO to limit industrially produced trans fats."FSSAI has notified the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) (1✔ ✔Trusted SourceFood Safety and Standards Regulation
Go to source) Second Amendment Regulations, 2021 on February 2,2020 and Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Tenth Amendment Regulations, 2020 on December 29, 2020 to reduce the maximum limit of industrial trans fatty acids to not more than two percent by weight in edible oils, fats and food products in which edible oils and fats are used as an ingredient. Approximately 540,000 deaths each year are estimated to be attributed to intake of industrially produced trans-fatty acids (2✔ ✔Trusted Source
Elimination of industrially produced trans fatty acids
Go to source). "High trans fat intake may increase the risk of death from any cause by 34 percent, coronary heart disease deaths by 28 percent," the Minister said.According to the WHO, 4.6 percent of coronary heart disease deaths in India may be related to trans fatty acid intake, he said.
Traumatizing Trans Fats
Artificial trans fats are created when vegetable oils are partially hydrogenated to form "trans" unsaturated double bonds.
Artificial trans fats are created when vegetable oils are partially hydrogenated to form "trans" unsaturated double bonds.
‘The presence of trans fats in packaged foods, baked goods, cooking oils, and spreads is linked to a heightened vulnerability to coronary heart disease. #transfatsrisks #transfatsheart #transfatsindia ’
References:
- Food Safety and Standards Regulation - (https://www.fssai.gov.in/cms/food-safety-and-standards-regulations.php)
- Elimination of industrially produced trans fatty acids - (https://www.paho.org/en/news/8-8-2023-elimination-industrially-produced-trans-fatty-acids-paho-brings-together-experts)
US FDA Bans Trans Fats, Gives 3 Years Ultimatum to Food Industry
The FDA estimates that striking trans fats from the American diet could prevent an astonishing 20,000 heart attacks and 7,000 heart disease-related deaths each year.
The FDA estimates that striking trans fats from the American diet could prevent an astonishing 20,000 heart attacks and 7,000 heart disease-related deaths each year.
Harm Reduction Strategy of Limiting Trans Fats in the Diet
Eliminating or reducing trans fats from the diet is a harm reduction strategy to prevent potential health complications such as heart problems.
Eliminating or reducing trans fats from the diet is a harm reduction strategy to prevent potential health complications such as heart problems.
Dietary Changes Cut Down Consumption of Trans Fats and Sugary Drinks in the US
The changes in diet resulted in 72 percent reduction of trans fat and 36 percent reduction in consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages in the United States.
The changes in diet resulted in 72 percent reduction of trans fat and 36 percent reduction in consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages in the United States.
