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
Impact of Stearic Acid and Oleic Acid on Hemostatic Factors
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2014
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Predicted Changes in Fatty Acid Intakes, Plasma Lipids, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Following Replacement of Trans Fatty Acid-Containing Soybean Oil With Application-Appropriate Alternatives
Lipids, 2012
This study modeled the effects of replacing TFA-containing partially hydrogenated soybean oil (PHSBO) with application-appropriate alternatives on population fatty acid intakes, plasma lipids, and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk.
Trans Fatty Acid Intakes and Food Sources in the U.S. Population: NHANES 1999-2002
Lipids, 2012
The 1999-2002 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) was used to identify a benchmark for TFA intake.
Read more about Trans Fatty Acid Intakes and Food Sources in the U.S. Population: NHANES 1999-2002
Effect of Dietary Linoleic Acid on Markers of Inflammation in Healthy Persons: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2012
This review concludes that virtually no evidence is available from randomized, controlled intervention studies among healthy, noninfant human beings to show that addition of linoleic acid to the diet increases the concentration of inflammatory markers.
Moving Beyond “Good Fat, Bad Fat”: The Complex Roles of Dietary Lipids in Cellular Function and Health
Advances in Nutrition, 2012
This paper addresses issues related to emerging lipid nutrition science, including active roles of lipids in modulating physiological pathways.
Events
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