Five billion people who are not protected from trans fats are at risk of heart disease

According to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO), five billion people around the world still have no protection against harmful fats. viawhich increases the risk of heart disease and death.

From the World Health Organization’s first call for the global elimination of fat via From industrial production in 2018 – which is slated to be abolished in 2023 – population coverage of policies based on best practices has nearly sixfold. 43 countries are already implementing such policies to eliminate fat via In food, which means protecting 2.8 billion people around the world.

However, despite the great progress, 5 billion people worldwide are still exposed to the devastating effects of fat. via In the field of health, which means that the global goal of its complete elimination in 2023 is still far from being reached.

Fats via Industrially produced (also called fatty acids via industrially produced) commonly found in packaged foods, baked goods, cooking oils, and spreads. Fat intake via It causes up to 500,000 premature deaths from coronary heart disease each year worldwide.

“Fats via “They don’t have any known benefits, but they do have enormous health risks with huge costs to health systems,” said WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Instead, get rid of the fat via It is a cost effective procedure with tremendous health benefits. In short, fat via It is a toxic chemical that kills and should not be in food. It’s time to eliminate him once and for all.”

Currently, nine out of the 16 countries with the highest estimated incidence of coronary heart disease deaths are due to fat intake via They do not have a policy based on best practices. These are Australia, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Ecuador, Egypt, Iran, Nepal, Pakistan and the Republic of Korea.

Best practices in fat loss policies via Follow specific standards set by the World Health Organization and limit fats via Industrial production in all environments. There are two alternative policies based on best practices: 1) a mandatory national limit of 2 grams of fat via From industrial production per 100 grams of total fat in all foods; 2) A national ban on the production of partially hydrogenated oils (an important source of fat via) and use it as an ingredient in all foods.

Progress in fat loss via Run the risk of stagnation, while fat via “They keep killing,” said Dr. Tom Frieden, President and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives. All governments can stop these preventable deaths by enacting best practice policy now. Today approached the fat via They will stop killing, but governments must act to end this preventable tragedy.”

While most fat removal policies via So far implemented in high-income countries (mainly in the Americas and Europe), an increasing number of middle-income countries have begun to implement or adopt these policies, such as Argentina, Bangladesh, the Philippines, India, Paraguay and Ukraine. In Mexico, Nigeria and Sri Lanka, the introduction of policies based on best practices is also being considered in 2023. If approved, Nigeria would be the second and most populous country in Africa to set fat loss policy. via Based on best practices. No low-income country has yet adopted such a fat elimination policy via.

In 2023, WHO recommends that countries focus on these four areas: adopting policies based on best practices, monitoring and control, better alternative oils, and awareness. The World Health Organization has developed guidance to help countries make rapid progress in these areas.

The World Health Organization also encourages food manufacturers to eliminate fat via For industrial production in its products, in line with the commitment made by the International Food and Beverage Alliance (IFBA). Major suppliers of oils and fats are required to eliminate the fat via It is produced industrially in the products they sell to food manufacturers around the world.

The World Health Organization, in collaboration with Resolve to Save Lives, has published a report titled “Countdown to 2023 The WHO Global Trans Fat Elimination Report 2022” to track progress towards the goal of eliminating fat. via in 2023.

Note to editors:

WHO has partnered with Resolve to Save Lives, a nonprofit organization, to support the development and implementation of the REPLACE package. Launched by the World Health Organization in 2018, this set of measures offers a strategic approach to fat loss. via of industrial production into the national food supply. Since 2017, Bloomberg Philanthropies has supported the Resolve’s global lifesaving initiatives to prevent deaths from cardiovascular disease.

For more information, please visit: https://www.resolvetosalives.org or Twitter @ResolveTSL