A study by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, revealed that from 2000 to 2009, trans-fatty acid blood levels (TFAs) in white U.S. adults have decreased by 58%. CDC researchers have, for the first time, been able to measure trans fats in human blood.And it offers no information about whether any difference has actually been made in the fight against cardiovascular disease.
As part of CDC's larger National Bio-monitoring program, which measures over 450 environmental chemicals and nutritional indicators in people, the CDC researchers evaluated trans-fatty acid blood levels before and after the Food and Drug Administration's 2003 regulation became effective in 2006. Participants were selected from the 2000 and 2009 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).
The regulation requires that food and dietary supplement manufacturers inform consumers about the TFA, also known as unsaturated fat content, by listing the relevant information on the product's Nutrition Facts panel. Until the legislation became effective in 2006, some local as well as state health departments initiated public awareness campaigns about the associated health risks with TFAs, and required restaurants to limit using TFAs in food.
Christopher Portier, Ph.D., director of CDC's National Center for Environmental Health declared:
"The 58 percent decline shows substantial progress that should help lower the risk of cardiovascular disease in adults. Findings from the CDC study demonstrate the effectiveness of these efforts in reducing blood TFAs and highlight that further reductions in the levels of trans fats must remain an important public health goal."
Dr. Portier continued saying that although the current study only offers information for white adults, more CDC studies are underway to assess blood TFAs in other adult race/ethnic groups as well as in children and adolescents.
May be a big yawner.
Have to wait and see.
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