Pakistan at risk
Pakistan at risk of heart diseases, WHO
The WHO has included Pakistan among countries at risk from industrially produced toxic trans fats, in a recent status report on Monday.
A new WHO statistical report, Countdown to 2023 WHO Report on Global Trans Fat Elimination to 2022. Claims that nearly 5 billion people worldwide are expose to the harmful effects of trans fat and its associate diseases. Are unprotect from heart diseases and 9 countries including Pakistan are suffering from it. Necessary steps have not been take to reduce their consumption.
Trans fats are use industrially in package foods, cooking oils or bakery goods.
Earlier in 2018, the WHO set a target of eliminating trans fats and their associated risks from all major countries by 2023. However, 9 of the 16 countries with the highest death rates from heart disease are not implementing the best policies. While 46 countries are implementing the best policies globally, collaborating to protect nearly 2.8 million people. Done with.
Heart diseases
Along with Iran, Nepal, Korea, Egypt, Australia, Azerbaijan, Ecuador and Bhutan. Pakistan is among the 9 countries that have not taken sufficient measures to reduce the risks of heart diseases from the consumption of trans fats. The WHO called on these countries to take immediate action in this regard. As it puts about 5 billion people at risk.
According to the WHO, 500,000 premature deaths worldwide are cause by cardiovascular problems each year. These fats have no known benefits and are a major contributor to stored fat leading to cardiovascular events. The CEO of Resolve to Save Lives added that every government can reduce preventable deaths by implementing best practice policies.
The best policy recommended by the WHO for all countries. Including Pakistan, at risk from trans fats is the national declaration. Of a maximum safe limit of 2 grams of trans fats per 100 grams of food and partially hydrogenated. Including a national ban on the production and use of Oil in all foods because it is a major source of trans fat.