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The impact of trans fat regulation on social inequalities in coronary heart disease in Australia
Author(s) -
Backholer Kathryn,
Peeters Anna
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/mja12.11422
Subject(s) - population , obesity , citation , coronary heart disease , library science , gerontology , medicine , psychology , cardiology , pathology , computer science , environmental health
To The Editor: The evidence that industrially produced trans fatty acids (TFAs) increase the risk of coronary heart disease is compelling, and it is widely agreed that their use in food products should be minimised.1-3 Dietary TFAs are generally found in higher quantities in “unhealthy” food products,4 consumption of which is also found to follow predictable sociodemographic patterns.5 Thus, although the average TFA intake for Australians is relatively low, socioeconomically disadvantaged people are likely to disproportionately represent those with above average intakes