Eliminating trans fats would prevent 500,000 deaths per year from cardiovascular disease, WHO saidGeneva: The world could eliminate industrially-produced trans fats by 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, unveiling a plan that it said would prevent 500,000 deaths per year from cardiovascular disease. Implementing the WHO’s strategy for replacing trans fats, including promoting healthier alternatives and legislating against the harmful ingredients, would remove them from the food chain and score a major victory against heart disease, he said. Several rich countries have already virtually eliminated trans fats by putting limits on the amounts allowed in packaged foods. Some have banned partially hydrogenated oils, the main source of industrially-produced trans fats, the WHO said. Earlier this month WHO issued its first draft recommendations on trans fats since 2002, saying adults and children should consume a maximum of one percent of their daily calories in the form of trans fats.

Source: Mint May 14, 2018 11:37 UTC