Eliminating artificial trans fatty acids in Argentina: estimated effects on the burden of coronary heart disease and costs

• Main Authors: Adolfo Rubinstein (Author), Natalia Elorriaga (Author), Osvaldo U Garay (Author), Rosana Poggio (Author), Joaquin Caporale (Author), Maria G Matta (Author), Federico Augustovski (Author), Andres Pichon-Riviere (Author), Dariush Mozaffarian (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective To estimate the impact of Argentine policies to reduce trans fatty acids (TFA) on coronary heart disease (CHD), disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) and associated health-care costs. Methods We estimated the baseline intake of TFA before 2004 to be 1.5% of total energy intake. W...