This milestone report summarizes progress over the past 5 years towards the global elimination of industrially produced trans-fatty acids (TFA), highlighting impacts on public health. Industrially produced TFA is a harmful compound used in many processed foods.
It causes heart disease and death, and has no nutritional benefits. Estimated to cause more than 278 000 deaths a year from coronary heart disease (CHD) (Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, unpublished data, [2019]), TFA