Washington / DC. (paho) Experts on nutrition and public health are calling on leaders in the food industry to speed up the elimination of industrially produced trans fatty acids from the foods they produce and distribute and to become partners in promoting healthy diets throughout the Americas. The call came at a meeting convened this days by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to present the conclusions of a Trans Fat Free Americas Task Force to food producers and distributors and to hear industry plans for phasing trans fats out of food supplies in the hemisphere.
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