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Intake of ruminant trans fatty acids in the Danish population aged 1–80 years

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition volume 60, pages 312–318 (2006)Cite this article

Abstract

Objective:

To estimate the intake of ruminant trans fatty acids (TFA) in the Danish population aged 1–80 years.

Design:

Descriptive study.

Subjects:

A sex- and age-stratified random sample drawn from the Danish Civil Registration System. A total of 3098 participants (51% female) aged 1–80 years were included. The participation was 66%.

Dietary information:

A 7-day dietary record.

Results:

The estimated median intake of ruminant TFA was 1.4 g/day with the 80% central range being from 0.9 to 2.1 among children aged 1–6 years and 1.6 g/day (1.0–2.4) among children aged 7–14 years. The median TFA intake was 1.8 g/day (0.9–2.9) among adults aged 15–29 years and among adults aged 30–80 years. The intake expressed as percentage of energy intake was 0.8, 0.6, 0.7, and 0.7, respectively. Dairy products were the main source of ruminant TFA.

Conclusions:

The median intake of ruminant TFA in the Danish population aged 1–80 years is estimated to be 1.7 g/day (0.9–2.7), corresponding to 0.7% of energy intake (0.5–1.0), with dairy products being the main source of ruminant TFA.

Sponsorship:

The Danish Heart Foundation (Grants 02-2-9-8-22010 and 03-2-9-4-22087) and the Female Researchers in Joint Action (FREJA) programme from the Danish Medical Research Council.

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Acknowledgements

We are indebted to MK Iversen and MN Händel for their calculations of the content of ruminant TFA in dairy and meat products. This study was financed by The Danish Heart Foundation (Grants 02-2-9-8-22010 and 03-2-9-4-22087) and the Female Researchers in Joint Action (FREJA) programme from the Danish Medical Research Council. The establishment of the Research Unit for Dietary Studies was also financed by the FREJA programme.

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  1. Research Unit for Dietary Studies and Danish Epidemiology Science Centre, Institute of Preventive Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark

    M U Jakobsen & B L Heitmann

  2. Department of Food Chemistry, Danish Institute for Food and Veterinary Research, Danish Ministry of Family and Consumer Affairs, Søborg, Denmark

    A Bysted & T Leth

  3. Department of Nutrition, Danish Institute for Food and Veterinary Research, Danish Ministry of Family and Consumer Affairs, Søborg, Denmark

    N L Andersen & H B Hartkopp

  4. Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Research Center, Aalborg Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark

    K Overvad

  5. Department of Human Nutrition, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg, Denmark and Capio Diagnostik A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark

    J Dyerberg

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Contributors: BLH and JD had the idea for the study and designed the study. BLH and MUJ obtained the funding. NLA was responsible for the collection of data for the dietary survey. AB and TL were responsible for the experimental analyses. HBH did the statistical analyses. MUJ interpreted the results and wrote the paper in collaboration with the other authors.

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Jakobsen, M., Bysted, A., Andersen, N. et al. Intake of ruminant trans fatty acids in the Danish population aged 1–80 years. Eur J Clin Nutr 60, 312–318 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602316

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