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29 September 2015 Participants of the roundtable
Tuesday, 29 September 2015
Roundtable on Trans Fatty Acids, Their Adverse Health Effects and Food Legislation
On 29 September the National Assembly House hosted a roundtable organized by the Environmental Protection Committee, with the topic on “Trans fatty acids, their adverse health effects and food legislation”. The roundtable was realized in cooperation with the Institute for Medical Research Centre of Research Excellence in Nutrition and Metabolism (CENM).
Steen Stender, head of the Copenhagen University Hospital Clinical Biochemistry Lab, said that Denmark had embarked on the fight against trans fats and regulation of the related laws in 2004 and has so far managed to lower the annual death rate related to cardiovascular diseases by a third. Stender said that Serbia needs to protect its citizens and raise awareness on the danger of products rich in trans fats.
Mirjana Gurinovic, advisor at the Centre of Research Excellence in Nutrition and Metabolism, said that there are numerous factors affecting the dietary habits of a nation and the state needs to raise the citizens’ awareness about the selection of the food they eat.
Danijela Ristic Medic, CENM scientific associate, said that a daily intake of 5 grams of trans fats raises the risk of cardiovascular disease by 23%.
Marija Nestorovic, representative of Bambi company from Pozarevac, also spoke at the roundtable and said that, though most trans fats can be found in waffles and biscuits, their company has decided to follow European standards and cut trans fats from one of the leading food brands in Serbia.
Vladimir Jorga, Dean of the ECPD International Faculty of Sports, and Predrag Nenin, quality and environmental protection manager at company Dijamant, also spoke about raising awareness on the regulation of trans fats in nutrition.
Dr Branislav Blazic concluded that there is political will to submit appropriate legislation and expert staff and knowledge necessary to take further steps to reduce the adverse health effects of trans fats in nutrition.
Activities
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11.00 - sitting of the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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11.00 - sitting of the of the Committee on Education, Science, Technological Development and the Information Society (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)
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11.00 - judges elected to judicial office for the first time take the oath of office before the National Assembly Speaker (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)
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11.30 - the National Assembly Speaker meets with the Ukrainian Ambassador (National Assembly Building, 14 Kralja Milana Street)
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12.00 - opening of the exhibition marking 150 years since the birth of Mileva Maric Einstein (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)
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12.00 - sitting of the Committee on the Judiciary, Public Administration and Local Self-Government (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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13.00 - sitting of the Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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17.00 - sitting of the Committee on Constitutional and Legislative Issues (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)
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17.05 - National Assembly Deputy Speaker at the AEPA Association if Lawyers Conference: NO MORE SILENCE – ME AGAIN (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)