AOCS Professional Development Series

The following articles, included on the CD-ROM, were published in JAOCS, inform,or Lipids.

inform Articles

Denmark institutes 2% rule for trans

Some thoughts to ponder before condemning trans fatty acids . . .

Trans acids, cardiac arrest linked in new study

Trans labeling rule expecting soon in the United States

Lipids Articles

Dietary cis and trans Monounsaturated and Saturated FA and Plasma Lipids and Lipoproteins in Men. Joseph T. Judd^a,*, David J. Baer^a, Beverly A. Clevidence^a, Penny Kris-Etherton^b, Richard A. Muesing^c, and Marika Iwane^d, ^aDiet and Human Performance Laboratory, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, ARS, USDA, Beltsville, Maryland, ^bNutrition Department, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania,^cLipid Research Clinic, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC, and ^dStatistics Collaborative, Washington, DC.

A Critique of 50-m CP-Sil 88 Capillary Columns Used Alone to Assess trans-Unsaturated FA in Foods: The Case of the TRANSFAIR Study. Robert L. Wolff and Dietz Precht

Trans-7, cis-9 CLA Is Synthesized Endogenously by D⁹-Desaturase in Dairy Cows. Benjamin A. Corl^a, Lance H. Baumgard^a,1, J. Mikko Griinari^b, Pierluigi Delmonte^c, Kim M. Morehouse^c, Martin P. Yurawecz^c, and Dale E. Bauman^a,*, ^aDepartment of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, ^bDepartment of Animal Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, and ^cU.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Washington, DC

Evaluation of Two GC Columns (60-m SUPELCOWAX 10 and 100-m CP Sil 88) for Analysis of Milkfat with Emphasis on CLA, 18:1, 18:2 and 18:3 Isomers, and Short- and Long-Chain Fatty Acids. John K.G. Kramer*, C. Brian Blackadar, and Jianqiang Zhou, Research Program, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 5C9

Trans Isomeric Octadecenoic Acids Are Related Inversely to Arachidonic Acid and DHA and Positively Related to Mead Acid in Umbilical Vessel Wall Lipids Tamás Decsi^a,*, Güünther Boehm^b, H.M. Ria Tjoonk^c, Szilárd Molnár^a, D.A. Janneke Dijck-Brouwer^d, Mijna Hadders-Algra^e, Ingrid A. Martini^f, Frits A.J. Muskiet^d, and E. Rudy Boersma^c, ^aDepartment of Paediatrics, University of Pécs, H-7623 Pécs, Hungary; ^bNUMICO Research Group, Friedrichsdorf, D-61381 Germany; ^cPerinatal Nutrition & Development Unit, Department of Pediatrics/Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Groningen, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands; ^dPathology and Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital Groningen, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands; ^eDepartment of Neurology, University of Groningen, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands; and ^fLaboratory Center, University Hospital Groningen, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands.

Are trans Isomers of a-Linolenic Acid of Nutritional Significance for Certain Populations? Robert L. Wolff

Reassessment of the Contribution of Bovine Milk Fats to the trans18:1 Isomeric Acid Consumption by European Populations. Additional Data for Rumenic (cis-9, trans-11-18:2) Acid. Robert L. Wolff and Dietz Precht

JAOCS Articles

Fatty Acid Composition of Spanish Shortenings with Special Emphasis on trans Unsaturation Content as Determined by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Gas Chromatography. L. Alonso^a, M.J. Fraga^b, M. Juáárez^c,*, and P. Carmona^d, ^aInstituto de Productos Láácteos de Asturias (CSIC), Spain, ^bUniversidad Politéécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain, ^cInstituto del Fríío (CSIC), 28040 Madrid, Spain, and ^dInstituto de Estructura de la Materia (CSIC), 28005 Madrid, Spain

Deodorization of Vegetable Oils: Prediction of trans Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Content. Z. Kemény^a,*, K. Recseg^a, G. Hénon^b, K. Kovári^a, and F. Zwobada^b, Eridania Béghin-Say Group, ^aCereol Group Center of Expertise, Budapest, Hungary, and ^bCereol Group Center of Expertise, Cappelle la Grande, France.

Determination of FA Composition and Total Trans FA of Turkish Margarines by Capillary GLC. Muhammet Arici*, Murat Tasan, Umit Gecgel, and Semra Ozsoy Trakya University, Tekirdag Agricultural Faculty, Department of Food Engineering, Tekirdag 59030 Turkey

Trans FA and Solid Fat Contents of Margarines Marketed in Turkey. Aziz Tekin^a, Melih Cizmeci^a, Hulya Karabacak^b, and Muammer Kayahan^a, ^aDepartment of Food Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ankara, and ^bTAEA Ankara Nuclear Research and Training Center, Ankara, Turkey.

Trans FA in Sunflower Oil at Different Steps of Refining. Murat Tasan* and Mehmet Demirci, Department of Food Engineering, Tekirdag Agricultural Faculty, Trakya University, Tekirdag, 59030 Turkey

Preparation of Plastic Fats with Zero trans FA from Palm Oil. T. Jeyarani and S. Yella Reddy*, Lipid Science & Traditional Foods, Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore-570013, India.

Trans FA Content in Danish Margarines and Shortenings. Torben Leth^a,*, Anette Bysted^a, Kirsten Hansen^b, and Lars Ovesen^a, ^aInstitute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, DK-2860 Søøborg, Denmark, and ^bAarhus Regional Laboratory, DK-8200, Aarhus N, Denmark.