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.