日: 2014年10月2日

In many intervention trial in America and Europe, decreasing saturated fatty acid intakes have been recognized to decrease coronary heart disease morbidity, atherosclerosis and LDL cholesterol. In JPHC trial for Japanese, positive correlation has been observed between saturated fatty acid and the onset of myocardial infarction. However, it is not clear whether the decrease of saturated fatty acid intake causes the increase of cerebral hemorrhage.

Adult

It is considered that excessive intake of saturated fatty acids is the risk of atherosclerosis, especially myocardial infarction. In order to prevent of the onset and the aggravation, it’s important not only to limit the intake of saturated fatty acids but also to increase of intake of unsaturated fatty acids. In each country, saturated fatty acids intake in adult has been recommended less than 10 %E. American Heart Association and American Diabetes Association have been recommended less than 7 %E. In National Health and Nutrition Survey in 2011, saturated fatty acids intake of 20 years old or older Japanese was 6.9 %E. Therefore, the target amount of saturated fatty acids in adults has been set to less than 7 %E.

Child

Although it is considered that saturated fatty acid s intake should be less than 7 %E because the excessive intake of saturated fatty acids in child may cause coronary heart disease and obesity in middle age, research and related epidemiological studies and intervention trials were not enough to set the target amount of saturated fatty acids in child.

The Dietary Reference Intakes of saturated fatty acids 2015 edition and 2010 edition are following tables. They have not been set in infant, child, pregnant and lactation.

The Dietary Reference Intakes of saturated fatty acids (% energy) (2015 edition)

Gender	Male	Female
Age	Target Amount	Target Amount
0-5 M
6-11 M
1-2
3-5
6-7
8-9
10-11
12-14
15-17
18-29	≤7	≤7
30-49	≤7	≤7
50-69	≤7	≤7
70-	≤7	≤7
Addition for Pregnant
Addition for lactation

The Dietary Reference Intakes of saturated fatty acids (% energy) (2010 edition)

Gender	Male	Female
Age	Target Amount (range)	Target Amount (range)
0-5 M
6-11 M
1-2
3-5
6-7
8-9
10-11
12-14
15-17
18-29	4.5≤<7	4.5≤<7
30-49	4.5≤<7	4.5≤<7
50-69	4.5≤<7	4.5≤<7
70-	4.5≤<7	4.5≤<7
Addition for Pregnant
Addition for Lactation

References:
The Dietary Reference Intakes for Japanese (2015 edition) Lipid (pdf)
The Dietary Reference Intake for Japanese (2010 edition) Lipid (pdf)