Abstract:Objective:
Pakistan is among the nations that have a high intake of trans fatty acids (TFAs). TFAs are considered one of the major dietary risk factors of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Efforts are underway in the country to eliminate industrially-produced TFAs from the food supply in keeping with the priority targets of the World Health Organization (WHO) for 2019–2023. We reviewed the TFA content reported in industrially produced foods and discuss the regulatory landscape for TFAs, to facilitat… Show more
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