Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to the replacement of mixtures of saturated fatty acids (SFAs) as present in foods or diets with mixtures of monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) and/or mixtures of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), and maintenance of normal blood LDL cholesterol concentrations (ID 621, 1190, 1203, 2906, 2910, 3065) pursuant to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006

EFSA Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

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Author keywords

health claims; LDL cholesterol; monounsaturated fatty acids; polyunsaturated fatty acids; replacement; Saturated fatty acids

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EID: 85078372341     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2011.2069     Document Type: Article

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