Trans fatty acids (TFAs), occur both naturally in foods and can be formed or added to foods during manufacture.Naturally occurring TFAs are found in some animal products including butter, cheese and meat.rans fatty acids (TFAs), occur both naturally in foods and can be formed or added to foods during manufacture.
The virus, a member of the virus family Arenaviridae, is a single-stranded RNA virus and is zoonotic, or animal-borne. In areas of Africa where the disease is endemic (that is, constantly present), Lassa fever is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. While Lassa fever is mild or has no observable symptoms in about 80% of people infected with the virus, the remaining 20% have a severe multisystem disease. Lassa fever is also associated with occasional epidemics, during which the ...
The Worldwide Diabetes Epidemic. Diabetes is now a problem that affects people everywhere. There is evidence that 246 million people worldwide have diabetes. If current trends continue, this number is projected to reach 380 million within the next 20 years.Diabetes affects developed and developing countries alike.t is estimated that one in three Americans living today will eventually develop diabetes, and that the number of cases will increase in this country by 165 percent by 2050.