Billions still exposed to toxic trans fat: WHO

Industrially-produced trans fat is often used in packaged foods, baked goods, cooking oils and spreads. - Pic from The Straits Times/ANN

GENEVA, Jan 23, 2023 (AFP): Efforts to eliminate industrially-produced fat have a long way to go with five billion people exposed to toxic fat added to many food products, the UN health agency said Monday.

The World Health Organization called in 2018 for harmful trans fatty acids to be wiped out by 2023.