Trans fatty acid intake among the population of the city of São Paulo, Brazil

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ID9259869
AutoresMichelle A de Castro (0000-0002-7219-1067, Universidade de São Paulo), Rodrigo Ribeiro Barros (USP, Brasil), Milena Baptista Bueno (0000-0002-2831-8948, USP, Brasil), Chester Luiz Galvão Cesar (0000-0002-6999-1506, USP, Brasil), Regina Mara Fisberg (0000-0002-4490-9035, USP, Brasil)
Ano2009
Volume43
Fascículo6
Páginas991-997
Data de publicação2009-12-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoRevista de Saúde Pública (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0034-8910 • E-ISSN: 0034-8910
EditoraFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s0034-89102009005000084
PMID20027500
OpenAlexW2171257973
SCIELO_PIDS0034-89102009000600010
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas11
Referências citadas15

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the monounsaturated and polyunsaturated trans fatty acid intake among the general population. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in São Paulo, Southeastern Brazil, in 2003, on a representative sample of 2,298 male and female subjects, including 803 adolescents (12 to 19 years), 713 adults (20 to 59 years) and 782 elderly people (60 years or over). Food intake was measured using 24-hour recall. Mean trans fatty acid intake was described according to gender and age group. RESULTS: The mean trans fatty acid intake was 5.0 g/day (SE = 0.1), accounting for 2.4% (SE = 0.1) of total energy and 6.8% (SE = 0.1) of total lipids. The adolescents had the highest mean intake levels (7.4 g/day; 2.9% of energy) while the adults and the elderly had similar intake (2.2% of energy for both; 6.4% of lipids and 6.5% of lipids, respectively). The mean trans fatty acid intake among adult and elderly women (approximately 2.5% of energy and 7.0% of lipids) was higher than among men in the same age group. The food item with the highest contribution towards trans fatty acids was margarine, accounting for more than 30% of total intake, followed by filled cookies among adolescents and meat among adults and the elderly. CONCLUSIONS: The trans fatty acid intake is above the level recommended by the World Health Organization. Replacement of the trans fatty acids in manufactured food items may be an effective measure for reducing trans fatty acid intake in Brazil

Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Fatty acid · Food intake · Polyunsaturated fatty acid · Population · Saturated fatty acid · Biochemistry · Chemistry · Fatty Acid Research and Health · Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis · Food Science · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Nutritional Studies and Diet