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Dietary Intakes of Trans Fatty Acids in a Sample of Egyptian Children aged 2-12 years

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Last updated: 23 Dec 2024

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Clinical trials and cohort studies, with an emphasis on methods for assessing dietary exposures

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Tans Fatty acids (TFA) have been used in food manufacturing as they increase the shelf life of products. Studies show that industrial TFA is associated with the risk of heart disease, increased BMI, and waist circumference. WHO recommends less than 1% of energy intake from TFA in adults and children. Aim: to determine the type, sources, and amount of TFA consumed by Egyptian children. Also, estimate the TFA intake as a percent of total calories per day. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted among some Egyptian children attending a pediatric outpatient clinic at the National Nutrition Institute in Egypt. The data was collected from January to June 2023. A consecutive sample of 200 children was subjected to Physical examinations, Anthropometric measurements, and Assessments of nutritional intake.  Parents filled out a questionnaire about their socioeconomic status. Results: the age was 2-12 years with mean ± SD 7± 3.1 years, the majority was boys 54.4%. The total TFA consumed was industrial TFA 62.6% and the source was mainly fast food 87.3%. The natural TFA intake was from red meat at 57.8%, and cheese at 30.12%. Less than 1% of energy intake was from TFA in 95.5% of the studied children. A significant positive correlation between the intake of natural TFA and the age, weight, and height of studied children p < 0.05. Conclusion: Industrial TFA intake is high in the form of fast food and snacks. The government should reinforce nutrition labeling and direct health education to reduce TFA in food.

DOI

10.21608/bnni.2023.334462

Keywords

Industrial TFA, Natural TFA, energy intake

Authors

First Name

Enas

Last Name

Abbas

MiddleName

S

Affiliation

Pediatric Department, National Nutrition Institute (NNI), Egypt

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enas.sayed09@yahoo.com

City

Cairo

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First Name

Fardous

Last Name

Hamed

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S

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Pediatric Department, National Nutrition Institute (NNI), Egypt.

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Cairo

Orcid

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First Name

Safaa

Last Name

Tawfik

MiddleName

Al

Affiliation

Pediatric Department, National Nutrition Institute (NNI), Egypt.

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City

Cairo

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First Name

Sara

Last Name

Heikal

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A

Affiliation

Public Health and Community Medicine, Public Health Department, Faculty of Medicine Cairo University.

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Cairo

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Volume

62

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2

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42671

Issue Date

2023-12-01

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2024-01-06

Publish Date

2023-12-01

Page Start

164

Page End

188

Print ISSN

1110-0974

Online ISSN

2537-0987

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BNNI_Volume 62_Issue 2_Pages 164-188.pdf

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Bulletin of the National Nutrition Institute of the Arab Republic of Egypt

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Dietary Intakes of Trans Fatty Acids in a Sample of Egyptian Children aged 2-12 years

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23 Dec 2024