The Lipids Committee addresses emerging issues and trends associated with dietary fats and oils to inform evidence-based nutrition guidance and to improve human health.
Research Focus Areas
- Address questions related to the role of fat and its dietary sources in popular diets, as well as public health recommended eating patterns.
- Evaluate genotype and/or phenotype data from existing and emerging sources on how individuals respond differently to specific lipids, including on nutrient status and on health outcomes.
- Support evidence-based decision making on changes in the dietary fats and oils applications in the food supply that have perceived or potential health effects.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Archer Daniels Midland Company
Cargill, Incorporated
DSM-Firmenich
Mondelēz International
ACADEMIC ADVISOR
Catherine Field, PhD, University of Alberta
GOVERNMENT LIAISON
David Baer, PhD, US Department of Agriculture
Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center
Recent Work:
Maintaining the Quality of Unsaturated Oils in Food Service Frying Processes
Oxidation of unsaturated oils is an important issue as the food industry adjusts food preparation practices, such as frying, that comply with legislation prohibiting the use of partially hydrogenated oils (PHO). This brief review focuses on frying applications and includes a summary of lipid oxidation’s potential effects on health and flavor, as well as strategies to curb lipid oxidation during frying. An infographic is also provided to increase awareness and support informed decision-making.
Long-chain omega-3’s (DHA & EPA)
- NUTRITION 2023 session on “It’s Time to Quantify Intake Recommendations for Dietary Bioactives” featured three bioactives, including quantifying intakes for long-chain omega-3’s (DHA & EPA) for full-term pregnancy (click here for the session overview). This supports a broader strategy to support science-based health messaging about dietary components that do not currently have established minimum intake recommendations.
Projects Supported by the Committee:
Publications
Common Genetic Variations Involved in the Inter-Individual Variability of Circulating Cholesterol Concentrations in Response to Diets: A Narrative Review of Recent Evidence
Nutrients, 2021
A Combination of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms is Associated with the Interindividual Variability in the Blood Lipid Response to Dietary Fatty Acid Consumption in a Randomized Clinical Trial
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2021
Blood lipid concentrations display high interindividual variability in response to dietary interventions, partly due to genetics. The study reports combinations of single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with a significant part of the variability in LDL cholesterol and TG concentrations following dietary interventions differing in their fatty acid profiles.
Events
IAFNS Dietary Lipids Committee Meeting
March 19, 2024
Virtual, Event
The IAFNS Dietary Lipids Spring Committee Meeting will be held March 19, from 10:00 a.m. -12:oo p.m.