Sampling protocol for rapid assessment of trans fatty acids foods (English)
Sampling protocol from Resolve to Save Lives and Global Health Advocacy Incubator
Surveying Trans-Fatty Acids in Human Population
WHO REPLACE module A web resource
Infographic: Trans Fat Country Score Card
Map from WHO showing status of trans fat elimination around the world
REPLACE: a roadmap to make the world trans fat free by 2023
Lancet commentary on WHO’s REPLACE initiative
Frequently Asked Questions: REPLACE
FAQs on WHO’s REPLACE initiative to eliminate trans fat
Annotated bibliography: Trans fat elimination
Annotated bibliography from Resolve to Save Lives. Updated 5/2018.
Quezon City’s healthy public food procurement policy: a model for the Philippines and beyond
Supporting public health by establishing nutrition standards (including limits on salt, sugar and trans fat) for all food suppliers to public offices.
Indonesian government tackles leading killer with new program aimed at reducing heart attacks and strokes
March 29, 2023 (Yogyakarta, Indonesia)—The Association of Indonesia Local Health Offices (ADINKES) today announces a new partnership with global health non-profit, Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL), to prevent millions of premature deaths by improving control of high blood pressure. The new effort, in support of the Indonesia Ministry of Health (MOH), will strengthen high blood […]
Indonesia commits to heart health, starting with primary care
We’re partnering with ADINKES to prevent millions of premature deaths in Indonesia.
Mexico Votes to Ban Trans Fat, Save Lives
Statement from Dr. Renu Garg, Senior Vice President of Cardiovascular Health at Resolve to Save Lives
Mexico’s unanimous vote to ban trans fat
Mexico’s new best-practice policy will bring the number of people protected from trans fat globally to 3.4 billion.
Egypt’s new policy banning trans fat could save more than one million lives over the next 25 years
Trans fat is estimated to cause 45,000 deaths per year in Egypt, among the highest burden of deaths due to trans fat in the world.
Egypt’s New Life-Saving Policy to Ban Trans Fat
This policy has the potential to save more than one million lives in the next 25 years.
Five billion people unprotected from trans fat, leading to heart disease and deaths
The latest progress report on the World Health Organization’s REPLACE initiative to eliminate trans fat found that 43 countries have now implemented best-practice policies for tackling trans fat in food, with 2.8 billion people protected globally—a nearly six-fold increase in population coverage since WHO launched REPLACE in 2018. Despite this progress, this still leaves 5 […]
Five billion people unprotected from trans fat leading to heart disease
GENEVA, 23 January 2023 — Five billion people globally remain unprotected from harmful trans fat, a new status report from the World Health Organization (WHO) has found, increasing their risk of heart disease and death. Since WHO first called for the global elimination of industrially produced trans fat in 2018 — with an elimination […]
Roundtable on reducing heart disease deaths in Indonesia
We hosted a roundtable discussion with officials from Indonesia’s Ministry of Health, academia, civil society, and the Association of Indonesia Local Health Offices, on interventions to improve heart health.
Thousands of lives could be saved each year by eliminating trans fat and controlling high blood pressure in Indonesia
Government, partners and NGOs have high-level discussion on reducing preventable deaths in Indonesia
Trans fat elimination is feasible in any country
At the World Health Summit, Dr. Tom Frieden highlighted trans fat elimination as a key strategy for transforming food systems and preventing deaths from diet-related causes.
India is on the way to gaining independence from its biggest killer, cardiovascular disease
For the Economic Times, Dr. Tom Frieden, wrote about India’s impressive achievements in improving heart health.
Video – There’s a silent killer in your food
Artificial trans fats have no known health benefits and cause hundreds of thousands of deaths each year. Resolve to Save Lives partnered with the NCD Alliance to produce a video on the dangers of trans fats and what we need to do to eliminate them from the global food supply.
Over 1.4 Billion People Now Covered by Best Practice Trans Fat Elimination Policies
The third annual progress report for the REPLACE initiative highlights global progress toward eliminating artificial trans fat. Read the report here.
Countries with regulations protecting people from industrially produced trans fat tripled over the past year
WHO report reveals people in high-income countries are protected by policies on trans fat elimination, but low-income countries are being left behind
Op-Ed: How to protect your heart without sacrificing taste: Eliminate trans fat from your food
Removing trans fat from the global food supply saves lives and reduces the burden on health care by preventing heart attacks.
LINKS Community launches Public Funds for Healthy Foods Campaign
The LINKS Community kicked off a “Public Funds for Healthy Foods” campaign to encourage advocacy for health public food procurement policies that include limits on sodium and trans fats. Read more on what you can do to promote healthy public food procurement policies in your community.
Grants awarded to three organizations championing trans fat elimination advocacy
Resolve to Save Lives awarded grants to Advocacy Center ‘LIFE’, Nepal Heart Foundation, and Village Health Action for trans fat elimination advocacy projects in Ukraine, Nepal and Burundi. The new grantees will support life-saving policies by collaborating with ministries of health, offering technical guidance, and leading public awareness campaigns.
Global Elimination of Deadly Trans Fat Advances with Announcement of New Grant Winners
Programs in Burundi, Nepal and Ukraine will champion lifesaving trans fat elimination policies
ImagineLaw champions successful healthy food procurement policy in Quezon City, Philippines
Quezon City became the first city in the Philippines to offer only food options that are low in salt and free from trans fats in its public institutions, departments and offices. Resolve grantee ImagineLaw successfully advocated for the food procurement policy, which establishes nutritional standards for foods served and sold in public settings.
Philippines issues administrative order to eliminate industrially produced trans fats
On July 20, best practice regulations eliminating trans fat went into effect in the Philippines. Our president and CEO Dr. Tom Frieden released a statement on growing global momentum for trans fat elimination and how this important policy step will save money, promote health equity and build regulatory systems that can improve food safety.
Statement from Dr. Tom Frieden, President and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, an initiative of Vital Strategies, on the Philippines Department of Health’s new administrative order to eliminate industrially produced trans fats:
“Today, the Philippines adopted a best-practice policy to eliminate industrially produced trans fat from its food supply—becoming the 45th country to take this life-saving action. We applaud the Philippines Department of Health for this bold commitment that will protect more than 108 million people from trans fat, a dangerous chemical food additive that increases the risk of heart attack and death.
Third round of LINKS grants awarded to 9 winners
We announced nine recipients of LINKS third round of grant funding. Over $1.1 million was awarded to projects in eight countries that will expand care for high blood pressure and support trans fat elimination and sodium reduction policies.