title: [CONTENT OF TRANS FATTY ACIDS IN FOOD PRODUCTS IN SPAIN].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  trans fatty acids are associated to several health disorders, as ischemic heart disease or diabetes mellitus.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  to assess the content of trans fatty acids in products in Spain, and the percentage of trans fatty acids respecting total fatty acids.
  
  
  METHODS
  443 food products were acquired in Spain, and they were classified into groups. The content in fatty acids was analyzed using gas chromatography. Estimates of central tendency and variability of the content of trans fatty acids in each food group were computed (in g of trans fatty acids/100 g of product). The percentage of trans fatty acids respecting total fatty acids was calculated in each group.
  
  
  RESULTS
  443 products were grouped into 42 groups. Median of trans fatty acids was less than 0.55 g / 100 g of product in all groups except one. 83 % of groups had less than 2 % of trans fatty acids, and 71 % of groups had less than 1 %.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the content of trans fatty acids in Spain is low, and it currently doesn't play a public health problem.
authors: Agencia Española de Consumo, Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutrición. Ministerio de Sanidad, Servicios Sociales e Igualdad, Madrid. España.. nperezf@msssi.es.
authors: Teresa
authors: T
authors: Robledo de Dios
authors: Agencia Española de Consumo, Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutrición. Ministerio de Sanidad, Servicios Sociales e Igualdad, Madrid. España.. nperezf@msssi.es.
authors: M Ángeles
authors: MÁ
authors: Dal Re Saavedra
authors: Agencia Española de Consumo, Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutrición. Ministerio de Sanidad, Servicios Sociales e Igualdad, Madrid. España.. nperezf@msssi.es.
authors: Carmen
authors: C
authors: Villar Villalba
authors: Agencia Española de Consumo, Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutrición. Ministerio de Sanidad, Servicios Sociales e Igualdad, Madrid. España.. nperezf@msssi.es.
authors: Napoleón
authors: N
authors: Pérez-Farinós
mesh_terms: D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D005502:Food; D005504:Food Analysis; D006801:Humans; D013030:Spain; D044242:Trans Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D044242:Trans Fatty Acids