Journal of the American College of Nutrition, Vol 9, Issue 5 471-486, Copyright © 1990 by American College of Nutrition

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Isomeric trans fatty acids in the U.S. diet

M. G. Enig, S. Atal, M. Keeney and J. Sampugna
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park 20742.

Since actual consumption data for trans fatty acid (FA) intakes for the U.S. population do not exist, estimates of trans fatty acids (FAs) available in the U.S. food supply have been calculated from U.S. Department of Agriculture-Economic Research Service (USDA-ERS) fats and oils production figures and food disappearance data for fats and oils. Based on weighted averages for the trans levels in each fats and oils category, these estimates of trans FAs available in the U.S. food supply range from 12.5 to 15.2 g/person/day (average 13.3 +/- 1.1 g/person/day). Estimates of trans FA consumption have been calculated; these estimates predict a wide range from 1.6 to 38.7 g/person/day. These calculations are based on published estimates of trans FAs available in the total fat of 5-15%, and the total fat intake (range 31-258 g/person/day) of a representative sample of adults (ages 20-59) as determined by the Lipid Research Clinics (LRC). Using an equation based on a relationship between trans FAs in adipose tissue and dietary fat, an intake range of 0.7-28.7 g/person/day trans FAs for the same LRC fat consumption data can be predicted. Adipose tissue isomer profiles that indicate 90-95% of the trans FAs in the tissues comes from partially hydrogenated vegetable fats and oils allow us to predict a dietary intake range from 11.1 to 27.6 g/person/day trans FAs. The significance of these estimates to nutrition policy is discussed.

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