title: Identifying the Barriers and Opportunities for Enhanced Coherence between Agriculture and Public Health Policies: Improving the Fat Supply in India.
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.
authors: a Menzies Center for Health Policy , University of Sydney , Sydney , New South Wales , Australia.
authors: Shauna M
authors: SM
authors: Downs
authors: a Menzies Center for Health Policy , University of Sydney , Sydney , New South Wales , Australia.
authors: Anne Marie
authors: AM
authors: Thow
authors: b Indian Institute of Public Health-Delhi , Public Health Foundation of India , Gurgaon , Haryana , India.
authors: Suparna
authors: S
authors: Ghosh-Jerath
authors: a Menzies Center for Health Policy , University of Sydney , Sydney , New South Wales , Australia.
authors: Stephen R
authors: SR
authors: Leeder
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D003132:Commerce; D018556:Crops, Agricultural; D004041:Dietary Fats; D005523:Food Supply; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D011635:Public Health Administration; D011640:Public Policy; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats
keywords: agricultural policy; product reformulation; trans fat; unsaturated fat