Identifying the Barriers and Opportunities for Enhanced Coherence between Agriculture and Public Health Policies: Improving the Fat Supply in India.
Ecol Food Nutr
; 54(6): 603-24, 2015.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25879914
ABSTRACT
The national Government of India has published draft regulation proposing a 5% upper limit of trans fat in partially hydrogenated vegetable oils (PHVOs). Global recommendations are to replace PHVOs with unsaturated fat but it is not known whether this will be feasible in India. We systematically identified policy options to address the three major underlying agricultural sector issues that influence reformulation with healthier oils the low productivity of domestically produced oilseeds leading to a reliance on palm oil imports, supply chain wastage, and the low availability of oils high in unsaturated fats. Strengthening domestic supply chains in India will be necessary to maximize health gains associated with product reformulation.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Public Health Administration
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Public Policy
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Dietary Fats
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Agriculture
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Food Supply
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Equity_inequality
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Ecol Food Nutr
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Australia