Knowing What Trans Fats Are That Are Prohibited By WHO: Understanding, Examples And Impacts On Health

YOGYAKARTA Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a ban on the use of trans fat in food in Indonesia. This ban has been followed by more than 50 countries in the world, including several ASEAN member countries such as Singapore and Thailand. So what is the trans fat prohibited by WHO? Come on, see the full information below.

Trans fat is one type of saturated fat. This fat can be found in small quantities in beef, goats, and dairy products, such as milk or cheese.

However, currently many food industries produce artificial trans fats (synthetics) by adding hydrogen to vegetable oils or cooking oils.

Adapting the AI-Care page, trans-synthetic fats are often added in processed foods. This fat will harden at room temperature. In packaged foods, trans fat is often listed as hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated.

Consumption of trans fat can increase the risk of heart disease. Therefore, it is advisable not to consume more than 2 percent of the total daily energy of trans fats.

You can avoid the negative impact of trans fat by limiting the intake of processed foods such as margarine and canned food.

Trans fat can be found in various food products and is not limited to fried foods.

Some examples of foods containing trans fat include:

Trans fat is a type of fat that is harmful to health. Because, it can increase levels of bad cholesterol (Low Density Lipoprotein / LDL) and reduce good cholesterol levels (High Density Lipoprotein / HDL).

Trans fat is even more dangerous than saturated fat. This is because saturated fat only increases LDL levels without affecting HDL levels.

Trans fat levels that are too high in the blood can increase the risk oftenuic heart disease (PJK) by causing blockage of blood vessels. Keep in mind, corenerant heart disease is the main cause of death in Indonesia.

It is important to note that consumption of trans fat should not be more than 2 percent of the total daily energy. If the intake is more than that, trans fat can trigger heart disease, especially in adults.

Not only that, trans fats can also disrupt the conversion of linoleate essential fatty acids into ariidonats in the process of synthesis of body fat. This disorder can have an impact on the enzymeic reaction system in fat metabolism and has the potential to affect the development of the central nervous system.

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