End stage renal disease (ESRD) patients receiving haemodialysis (HD) are frequently associated with anaemia. Zinc, being an important nutrient for haemoglobin synthesis, was studied for it's effect, if any, on renal disease associated anaemia among patients in the HD unit of BSMMU (formerly IPGMR), Dhaka. Surprisingly, a tow plasma zinc level and a high corpuscular (RBC) zinc level was observed. All of our subjects were found anaemic. A significant correlation was observed between plasma zinc level on one hand and haemoglobin level as well as RBC counts on the other hand. There are several suggestions for this low plasma and high corpuscular zinc level. However, this altered zinc level in plasma and red blood corpuscles might interfere with haemoglobin synthesis and might be one of the factors for renal disease associated anaemia.

Recently, there has been considerable concern on the atherogenic potential of Trans Fatty Acids (TFA) present in food products produced with hydrogenated vegetable and marine oils. Hydrogenated fats containing TFAs are harmful for heart. Health authorities and Food regulatory agencies across the world, including WHO and FAO, have suggested food manufacturers to lower TFA content in their food products and called for a mandatory food labeling on packs for consumer information and protection. doi: 10.3329/taj.v21i2.3805 TAJ 2008; 21(2): 194-198

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/taj.v15i1.8373TAJ 2002; 15(1): 9-12

Recently, there has been considerable concern on the atherogenic potential of Trans Fatty Acids (TFA) present in the food products produced with hydrogenated vegetable and marine oils. Health authorities and Food regulatory agencies across the world, including WHO and FAO, have suggested food manufacturers to lower TFA content in their food products and called for a mandatory food labeling on packs for consumer information and protection.