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Health department targets eradication by 2023

20 Jul 2021 — The Philippines’ Department of Health has adopted a new administrative order to eliminate industrially produced trans fat from its food supply by 2023 – becoming the 45th country to do so. 

Specifically, the new policy aims to reduce Filipinos’ trans fatty acids intake to less than 1 percent of their recommended total energy intake. 

“Trans fatty acids have no health benefits,” Luis Raymund Villafuerte, House Deputy Speaker, remarks. “The World Health Organization (WHO) believes that trans fatty acids elimination is considered as one of the simplest public health interventions to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease and improve the nutritional quality of diets.”

Click to EnlargeThe US National Academy of Medicine concluded there is no safe level of consumption of trans fatty acids.According to the WHO, noncommunicable diseases kill 41 million people each year, equivalent to 71 percent of all deaths globally. In the Philippines, these long-duration illnesses account for 68 percent of all deaths.

“Today, the Philippines adopted a best-practice policy to eliminate industrially produced trans fat from its food supply,” says Dr. Tom Frieden, president and CEO of global health initiative Resolve to Save Lives.

“We applaud the Philippines Department of Health for this bold commitment that will protect more than 108 million people from trans fat, which is deemed a dangerous chemical food additive that increases the risk of heart attack and death,” Dr. Frieden comments.

“With the new administrative order banning partially-hydrogenated oils – the main

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7-day meal plan to help lower triglycerides

Triglycerides are a type of fat found in the blood. Certain health conditions, medicines, lifestyle habits, and genetics are possible causes of high blood triglycerides.

High levels of triglycerides can be a risk factor for various health conditions. Food choices are one of many factors that can impact triglyceride levels. Doctors may advise a person to change their diet in order to help lower their triglyceride levels. A diet high in saturated fats, added sugars, excessive alcohol, and refined carbohydrates can increase a person’s triglyceride levels.

This article looks at what triglycerides are, healthy levels of triglycerides, foods that can lower triglycerides, and types of diets to lower triglycerides. It also outlines a 7-day meal plan to help lower triglycerides and looks at other ways to lower them.

Triglycerides are a lipid, or type of fat, in the body. The body stores most of its fat as triglycerides, making it the most common type of fat. A doctor can measure levels of triglycerides with a blood test.

Triglycerides travel through the blood in round particles called lipoproteins. People can consume triglycerides directly through foods that contain fat, such as oil and butter. Additionally, when people consume more calories than they need from other foods, such as carbohydrates, the excess energy is converted to and stored as triglycerides.

Triglycerides are one of the main sources of energy in the body. But high levels of triglycerides in the blood may increase a person’s risk for:

According to the National Heart, Lung, and

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