The second question related to trans fatty acids we would like answered is, when compared to saturated fatty acids, are trans fatty acids considered to be more, less or similarly adverse with respect to coronary heart disease?
A little bit of background on trans fat, in 1993 there was a final rule that came out entitled Food Labeling Mandatory Status of Nutrition Labeling and Nutrient Content Revision Format for Nutrition Label. In this, the agency required declaration of total fat and saturated fat in the nutrition label. At the same time, the agency said it was premature to include trans fatty acids in nutrition labeling because we lacked scientific agreement on the dietary implication of trans fat intake, but we also acknowledged that we would be revisiting this in the future as scientific evidence became more evident in this area. A final rule was released just last July. This was a partial response to a petition from the Center for Science in the Public Interest. But, at the same time, FDA was very aware of an increasing body of evidence that showed that dietary trans fatty acids raised blood cholesterol levels, specifically LDL cholesterol, thereby increasing the risk of coronary heart disease. Scienti
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