STATEMENT FROM DR. RENU GARG, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH AT RESOLVE TO SAVE LIVES
16 February 2024 (NEW YORK, USA)—“Congratulations to Nepal for issuing legislation that limits the amount of trans fat in food, which will save 2,200 lives each year. The new legislation, adopted with support from the World Health Organization’s South-East Asia Regional Office (WHO SEARO), brings the South-East Asia region closer to eliminating this toxic food additive once and for all—more than 90% of the region’s trans fat burden has now been addressed through best-practice policies, preventing a total of about 80,000 deaths each year.
“We congratulate Nepal and other countries in the region for moving forward on trans fat elimination and encouraging others to do the same. This progress highlights that eliminating trans fat is possible, and provides a model for other countries to follow as we work to improve global cardiovascular health.”