Making India trans fats-free

The health objectives of the move would only be partially served till the unorganised sector is brought into the loop

By fixing 2023 as the deadline to eliminate health-injurious trans fats from the food chain globally, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has essentially sought to spur the countries to expedite phasing out these fats and stopping their use in food products. These are basically trans-unsaturated fatty acids which clog the arteries to heighten the risk of coronary diseases and heart attacks besides contributing to the development of type-two diabetes, hypertension and obesity. They increase the level of “bad cholesterol” (low-density lipoprotein or LDL) and decrease that of “good cholesterol” (high-density lipoprotein or HDL) in the blood. 

The WHO data indicates