Denmark's Policy on Artificial Trans Fat and Cardiovascular Disease

American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Brandon J Restrepo, Matthias Rieger

Abstract

The consumption of trans fat is associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD). In January 2004, Denmark became the first country in the world to regulate the content of artificial trans fat in certain ingredients in food products, which nearly eliminated artificial trans fat from the Danish food supply. The goal of this study was to assess whether Denmark's trans fat policy reduced deaths caused by CVD. Annual mortality rates in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries from 1990 to 2012 were used to estimate the effect of Denmark's food policy on CVD mortality rates. Synthetic control methods were employed to simulate the CVD mortality trajectory that Denmark would have witnessed in the absence of the policy and to measure the policy's impact on CVD mortality rates. Analyses were conducted in 2015. Before the trans fat policy was implemented, CVD mortality rates in Denmark closely tracked those of a weighted average of other OECD countries (i.e., the synthetic control group). In the years before the policy, the annual mean was 441.5 deaths per 100,000 people in Denmark and 442.7 in the synthetic control group. In the 3 years after the policy was implemented, mortality attributable to CVD decreased ...Continue Reading

References

Jun 24, 1999·The New England Journal of Medicine·A AscherioW C Willett
Apr 14, 2006·The New England Journal of Medicine·Dariush MozaffarianWalter C Willett
May 23, 2006·Atherosclerosis. Supplements·Torben LethAnette Bysted
Feb 1, 2008·Demography·Christopher J Ruhm
Jul 10, 2012·Circulation. Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology·Luisa Soares-MirandaDariush Mozaffarian
Mar 28, 2013·European Journal of Clinical Nutrition·I A BrouwerM B Katan
Apr 5, 2013·The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition·James N KiageEdmond K Kabagambe
Feb 14, 2014·The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition·James N KiageEdmond K Kabagambe
Oct 21, 2014·Current Environmental Health Reports·Miranda R JonesAna Navas-Acien

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Jun 9, 2016·Food Control·Nádia CostaSusana Casal
Jun 14, 2016·Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy·Christine Dawczynski, Stefan Lorkowski
Jun 29, 2017·Nutrients·Iciar AstiasaránDiana Ansorena
Sep 26, 2017·Cardiology·Mateusz M WilczekAndrzej Krupienicz
Dec 5, 2017·Bulletin of the World Health Organization·Lirije HyseniSimon Capewell
Apr 15, 2018·Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health·Janet BouttellFrank Popham
Oct 30, 2018·European Journal of Public Health·Marine GambaryanSergey Boytsov
Nov 6, 2018·Nutrition Research Reviews·Holly L RippinJanet E Cade
Jul 5, 2019·BMJ : British Medical Journal·Arne AstrupSabita S Soedamah-Muthu
Sep 11, 2019·Nutrients·Camila Zancheta RicardoAna Clara Duran
Dec 22, 2017·Therapeutic Advances in Cardiovascular Disease·Gregory D SloopJohn A St Cyr
Jan 24, 2020·The Proceedings of the Nutrition Society·Holly L RippinJanet E Cade
Oct 30, 2018·European Journal of Public Health·Andrew SnellDavid Stuckler
Jul 20, 2019·Current Nutrition Reports·Stefanie Vandevijvere, Lana Vanderlee
Mar 23, 2018·European Journal of Epidemiology·Walter C Willett
Nov 19, 2019·Frontiers in Physiology·Kevin P Davy, Brenda M Davy
Nov 2, 2019·Preventing Chronic Disease·Chaoyang LiSamira Asma
Nov 16, 2019·Advances in Nutrition·Elena C Hemler, Frank B Hu
Nov 3, 2016·The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition·Carlos Martin-SaboridoJan Wollgast
Oct 7, 2020·Obesity Reviews : an Official Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity·Mathilde GressierFranco Sassi
Jan 16, 2021·Nutrients·Nina ZupaničIgor Pravst
Apr 22, 2020·Singapore Medical Journal·Whye Yi Audrey LeongKian Keong Poh
Feb 26, 2021·European Heart Journal. Quality of Care & Clinical Outcomes·Kevin Kris Warnakula OlesenMichael Maeng
Nov 8, 2017·Lancet·Dorairaj PrabhakaranUNKNOWN Disease Control Priorities-3 Cardiovascular, Respiratory, and Related Disorders Author Group
Apr 17, 2021·Frontiers in Nutrition·Simone BöschIgor Pravst
May 25, 2021·Current Developments in Nutrition·Chaoyang LiHubert W Vesper

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.