Trans Fat Nutritional Guidelines
By Yolanda Smith, BPharm
Since health concerns about the consumption of trans fat and increased risk of health conditions such as coronary heart disease have arisen, there has been a need for nutritional guidelines outlining the safe consumption of trans fat.
General Guidelines
In 2003, the World Health Organization recognized the negative effects that trans fat consumption can have on health and risk of cardiovascular disease. As a result, it recommended that trans fat should make up less than 1% of total energy intake.
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