Health Issues India

Even as many countries regulate trans fats, more than five billion people worldwide continued to be exposed to them at risk to their health according to the World Health Organization (WHO). “Momentum is growing for the global elimination of industrially-produced trans fat, with nearly one third of the world’s population in 28 countries now protected from its harms,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. “But more than two-thirds of the world’s population lacks protection from industrial trans fat in their food.” In India alone, 60,000 deaths can be attributed to exposure to trans fats according to the Disha Foundation. Since last year, the WHO has been working towards eliminating trans fats from the global food supply by 2023. The unveiling of the REPLACE package last year was a significant step and a number of countries are on-board with achieving the zero-trans fats target. The WHO welcomed news that six countries already have restricted the production of trans … Read Full Article about Production of trans fats warning reminds us why action is vital