The Trends Concerning Trans Fatty Acids in the World and Japan

Abstract

As trans fatty acid (TFA) worsens serum cholesterol profiles and enhances the risk of cardiovascular disease, more attention should be paid than saturated fatty acid. In Japanese, it may safely be said that the adverse effect can be disregarded because of an average dietary intake low in TFA and relatively high in polyunsaturated fatty acids. However, in people whose fat intake is undoubtedly higher than that recommended by dietary guidelines, TFA will be a risky fatty acid as in Europeans and Americans. Several countermeasures are engaged to produce fats with no or less TFA, and hence, it is possible to reduce the intake through a piece of attention.