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Nutritional properties of trans fatty acids.

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Title Nutritional properties of trans fatty acids.
 
Creator Sambaiah, K.
Lokesh, B. R.
 
Subject 16 Nutritive value
19 Lipids-oils/fats
 
Description The role of trans fatty acids (TFA) present in partially hydrogenated fats widely consumed in food and their link with coronary heart disease has been examined in this review. Most of the studies carried out have been on the effects of TFA on blood-lipid profile. The perceived effects of TFA intake depend on the fat or oil with which they are compared and appears to be in between that of dietary saturated fats and monounsaturated fatty acids. When compared to saturated fat, TFA intake shows lower levels of total and LDL-cholesterol in blood. But when both TFA and saturated fatty acids are compared with cis fatty acids or native unhydrogenated oil, increase in total and LDL-cholesterol are noted. The effects of TFA on HDL-cholesterol and Lp(a) are not clearly established. The undesirable effects of TFA can be overcome by inclusion of essential fatty acids at a minimum of 2 energy per cent level in the diet. The link between trans fatty acid intake and coronary heart disease (CHD) are not unequivocally established.
 
Date 1999
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://ir.cftri.com/2177/1/Indian_Journal_of_Biochemistry_and_Biophysics_1999_36_4_211-220.pdf
Sambaiah, K. and Lokesh, B. R. (1999) Nutritional properties of trans fatty acids. Indian Journal of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 36 (4). pp. 211-20. ISSN 0301-1208