According to a report by the World Health Organisation and the Food and Agriculture Organisation, published in 2002, the impact of diet on the development of cardiovascular disease remains undisputed.
WHO and ALPO experts noted that dietary recommendations need to be modified, particularly with regard to fat consumption. According to their proposed changes, attention should be paid to reducing the amount of saturated fatty acids in the diet. This is a new recommendation as, until now, such reductions have been introduced in the diets of people with lipid disorders and not for the general population. However, it has been shown that if there is a supply of saturated fatty acids, dietary cholesterol, which is an isolated component, can raise serum cholesterol concentrations, which can contribute to hypertension and atherosclerosis.
It is also worth referring to the recommendations related to the consumption of trans fats. Experts indicate that it is essential to limit their presence in the daily diet, due to their extremely harmful effects on the lipid profile. However, this may pose an extraordinary challenge to the dietary pattern of industrialised societies.[1]