Review of Fat and Fatty Acid Requirements and Criteria for Developing Dietary Guidelines

Reports from the United States [Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine, IOM, 2005], The Netherlands [Health Council of the Netherlands, 2001], Australia and New Zealand [National Health and Medical Research Council, 2003], German-speaking countries [2000], India [Indian Council of Medical Research, National Institute of Nutrition, 1998] and China [2008] have been included in this report. In particular, the dietary recommendations for fats and fatty acids within these reports and the 1994 FAO/WHO report are reviewed.