Were policies in Brazil effective to reducing trans fat from industrial origin in foods?

• Main Authors: Flávia da Silva Lima Dias (Author), Mário Ferreira Lima (Author), Patricia Coelho de Velasco (Author), Rosana Salles-Costa (Author), Fátima Lúcia de Carvalho Sardinha (Author), Maria das Graças Tavares do Carmo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To determine the trans fatty acids content of processed foods frequently consumed by adults living in a Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, after the enactment of a mandatory trans fatty acids labelling policy. METHODS Between February 2014 and January 2015, a specifically dietary questionnai...