WHO Scientific Update on health consequences of trans fatty acids: introduction.

摘要

The role of dietary fats and oils in human nutrition is one of the most complex and controversial areas of investigations in nutrition science. The first expert consultation that focused on the topic of fats was the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on the Role of Dietary Fats and Oils in Human Nutrition held in Rome from 21 to 30 September 1977 (FAO, 1978). This consultation synthesized the state of knowledge of dietary fats and oils in human nutrition, including nutritional value and both the positive and negative physiological effects of different types of fats. Then the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on Fats and Oils in Human Nutrition was held in Rome from 19 to 26 October 1993 to consider the latest scientific evidence on many crucial and varied roles dietary fats and oils have in human nutrition and examine the intakes of different types and levels of dietary fats and oils and their associated health effects (FAO, 1994).