Trans-fatty acids in cooking oils in Bogota, Colombia: changes in the food supply from 2008 to 2013.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Long-chain n-3 fatty acid intake in Colombia is low because fish consumption is limited. Vegetable oils with high n-3 fatty acid content are recommended, but their concentrations of trans fats were high in previous studies. Thus, regular monitoring of the fatty acid composition of vegetable oils is required. Our objective was to quantify the fatty acid composition in commercially available oils in Bogota, Colombia and determine if composition changed from 2008 to 2013.

Design

Cross-sectional study. We obtained samples of all commercially available oils reported in a survey of low- and middle-income families with a child participating in the Bogota School Children Cohort.

Setting

Bogota, Colombia.

Subjects

Not applicable.

Results

Sunflower oil h

SUBMITTER: Moynihan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10271870 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature