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What are interesterified fats and should we be worried about them in our diet?

Mills, C. E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8313-3700, Hall, W. L.. and Berry, S. E. E. (2017) What are interesterified fats and should we be worried about them in our diet? Nutrition Bulletin, 42 (2). pp. 153-158. ISSN 1471-9827

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Abstract/Summary

Interesterified (IE) fats are used in a wide range of food products and were introduced as a replacement for trans fats, which are known to be detrimental to cardiovascular health. However, the effects of interesterification on metabolism and subsequent effects on cardiovascular health are not understood and previous studies have seldom investigated industrially-relevant IE fats. No legislation currently exists regarding the labelling of IE fats in food products and therefore estimates of average consumption rates in the UK population are currently unavailable. In order to meet the urgent need for a systematic investigation of the health effects of consumer-relevant IE fats, it is essential to estimate current IE fat intakes and to investigate biological mechanisms that might mediate acute and chronic cardiometabolic effects of commercially relevant IE fats.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences > Human Nutrition Research Group
ID Code:79569
Publisher:Wiley-Blackwell

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