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Intake of ruminant trans fatty acids in the Danish population aged 1-80 years

M U Jakobsen, A Bysted, N L Andersen, B L Heitmann, H B Hartkopp, T Leth, K Overvad, J Dyerberg

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    Abstract

    OBJECTIVE: To estimate the intake of ruminant trans fatty acids (TFA) in the Danish population aged 1-80 years.

    DESIGN: Descriptive study.

    SUBJECTS: A sex- and age-stratified random sample drawn from the Danish Civil Registration System. A total of 3098 participants (51% female) aged 1-80 years were included. The participation was 66%. DIETARY INFORMATION: A 7-day dietary record.

    RESULTS: The estimated median intake of ruminant TFA was 1.4 g/day with the 80% central range being from 0.9 to 2.1 among children aged 1-6 years and 1.6 g/day (1.0-2.4) among children aged 7-14 years. The median TFA intake was 1.8 g/day (0.9-2.9) among adults aged 15-29 years and among adults aged 30-80 years. The intake expressed as percentage of energy intake was 0.8, 0.6, 0.7, and 0.7, respectively. Dairy products were the main source of ruminant TFA.

    CONCLUSIONS: The median intake of ruminant TFA in the Danish population aged 1-80 years is estimated to be 1.7 g/day (0.9-2.7), corresponding to 0.7% of energy intake (0.5-1.0), with dairy products being the main source of ruminant TFA.

    SPONSORSHIP: The Danish Heart Foundation (Grants 02-2-9-8-22010 and 03-2-9-4-22087) and the Female Researchers in Joint Action (FREJA) programme from the Danish Medical Research Council.

    Original languageEnglish
    JournalEuropean Journal of Clinical Nutrition
    Volume60
    Issue number3
    Pages (from-to)312-8
    Number of pages7
    ISSN0954-3007
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Mar 2006

    Keywords

    • Adolescent
    • Adult
    • Aged
    • Aged, 80 and over
    • Child
    • Child, Preschool
    • Cross-Sectional Studies
    • Dairy Products
    • Denmark
    • Diet Records
    • Diet Surveys
    • Dietary Fats, Unsaturated
    • Female
    • Food Analysis
    • Food Habits
    • Humans
    • Infant
    • Male
    • Middle Aged
    • Seasons
    • Trans Fatty Acids

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