INTRODUCTION In experiencing epidemiologic transition, Indonesia faces emerging nutrition problems. METHODS Among the dietary lifestyle changes over the years is the rising consumption of fats and oils, including trans fatty acids. Intake of these fatty acids from ruminant meats, hydrogenated vegetable oils and fried foods is known to have detrimental effects on serum lipoprotein cholesterol ...

BACKGROUND Accurate nutrient composition data for composite dishes unique to a population is essential for the development of a nutrient database and the calculation of dietary intake. The present study aimed to provide the nutritional composition of composite dishes frequently consumed in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. METHODS Commonly consumed composite dishes were identified using 24-h...

Overweight/obesity, CVD and type 2 diabetes are strongly associated with nutritional habits. High consumption of fried foods might increase the risk of these disorders. However, it is not clear whether the use of vegetables oils for cooking increases the risk of chronic diseases. We systematically searched for published studies that assessed the association between vegetable oil consumption inc...

Acrylamide (ACR) is an important industrial chemical substance. ACR is also found in carbohydrate rich foods that prepared at high temperature (>120 o C), such as fries potato chips. Studies approved that high levels of ACR cause several metabolic disorders such as oxidation in liver, small and large intestine tissues. ACR is metabolized by either conjugation with glutathione or oxidation to gl...