英国卫生部发起减少食品中饱和脂肪的倡议

    食品伙伴网讯  据食品导航网消息，周六英国卫生部公共卫生部长于发布一项倡议，有近50%的食品公司对该倡议表示支持。

    英国部分公司承诺从其产品中清除饱和脂肪，另外还有承诺将减少产品中饱和脂肪的含量。不过该项倡议与近期心脏病学家发表的"饱和脂肪对健康有益"的文章发生信息冲突，导致消费者对是否应吃饱和脂肪产生困惑。

    部分原文报道如下：

    A food industry pledge to reduce the saturated fat content in a range of foods is a 'bit of hype' and will fail to change diets unless more companies sign up, according to trustee of the National Obesity Forum Tam Fry.

    The UK Department of Health's public health minister Jane Ellison announced the pledge on Saturday, under which some of the signatory companies have pledged to remove saturated fat from their products, and others have said they would reduce saturated fat content.

    "It's hugely encouraging that companies providing almost half of the food available on the UK market have committed to this new Responsibility Deal pledge and they are leading the way to give their customers healthier products and lower fat alternatives," Ellison said in a statement.

    According to the DoH, cutting saturated fat consumption by 15% could prevent around 2,600 premature deaths a year in the UK, from conditions such as cardiovascular disease and stroke.

    原文链接：http://www.foodnavigator.com/Product-Categories/Fats-oils/Industry-saturated-fat-pledge-is-a-mixed-message-and-bit-of-hype-says-obesity-expert