Changes in Trans Fatty Acid Content
Authors: Sonia Y. Angell, Laura K. Cobb, Christine J. Curtis, Kevin J. Konty, Lynn D. Silver
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2012)

Letters4 December 2012Changes in Trans Fatty Acid ContentSonia Y. Angell, MD, MPH, Laura K. Cobb, MS, Christine J. Curtis, MBA, Kevin J. Konty, MS, and Lynn D. Silver, MD, MPHSonia Y. Angell, MD, MPHFrom New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY 10013; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205; New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY 10013; and Sonoma County Department of Health Services, Santa Rosa, CA 95404.Search for more papers by this author, Laura K. Cobb, MSFrom New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY 10013; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205; New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY 10013; and Sonoma County Department of Health Services, Santa Rosa, CA 95404.Search for more papers by this author, Christine J. Curtis, MBAFrom New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY 10013; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205; New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY 10013; and Sonoma County Department of Health Services, Santa Rosa, CA 95404.Search for more papers by this author, Kevin J. Konty, MSFrom New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY 10013; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205; New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY 10013; and Sonoma County Department of Health Services, Santa Rosa, CA 95404.Search for more papers by this author, and Lynn D. Silver, MD, MPHFrom New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY 10013; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205; New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY 10013; and Sonoma County Department of Health Services, Santa Rosa, CA 95404.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-157-11-201212040-00022 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:Dr. Marantz suggests an analysis that concomitantly considers the change in calories and trans fat. Although the focus of our article was the change in trans and saturated fat content of noontime purchases, the trans fat regulation was introduced along with New York City's calorie-labeling requirement. The change in caloric content of purchases over the same period was examined in depth by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in a previously published study of this same data set (1). That study did not find a significant increase in calories purchased.Differences in changes in ...Reference1. Dumanovsky T, Huang CY, Nonas CA, Matte TD, Bassett MT, Silver LD. Changes in energy content of lunchtime purchases from fast food restaurants after introduction of calorie labelling: cross sectional customer surveys. BMJ. 2011;343:d4464. [PMID: 21791497] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY 10013; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205; New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY 10013; and Sonoma County Department of Health Services, Santa Rosa, CA 95404.Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M11-2949. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoChange in Trans Fatty Acid Content of Fast-Food Purchases Associated With New York City's Restaurant Regulation Sonia Y. Angell , Laura K. Cobb , Christine J. Curtis , Kevin J. Konty , and Lynn D. Silver Changes in Trans Fatty Acid Content Paul R. Marantz Metrics 4 December 2012Volume 157, Issue 11Page: 834KeywordsConflicts of interestDisclosureFatsFatty acidsOilsPsychiatry and mental health ePublished: 4 December 2012 Issue Published: 4 December 2012 CopyrightCopyright © 2012 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...