The Role of fats in human nutrition /

Dietary fats and carbohydrates represent some eighty to ninety percent of food energy uptake in man; fatty acids play a critical role in human development, health and disease. In affluent populations high fat consumption contributes to heart disease, obesity and type II diabetes mellitus, while in n...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Vergroesen, A. J., Crawford, Michael, 1930-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; San Diego : Academic Press, �1989.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Fat.
Diet.
Embryology.
Nutritionally induced diseases.
Lipids in nutrition.
Lipids > Metabolism > Disorders.
Arteriosclerosis > Nutritional aspects.
Vitamin E > Therapeutic use.
Coronary Disease > diet therapy
Coronary Disease > prevention & control
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 > diet therapy
Dietary Fats > metabolism
Dietary Fats > therapeutic use
Embryonic Development
Fetal Development
Infant, Newborn > growth & development
Lipid Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Maladies d'origine nutritionnelle.
Lipides dans l'alimentation.
Graisse (Physiologie) > M�etabolisme.
Lipides > Troubles du m�etabolisme.
Art�erioscl�erose > Aspect nutritionnel.
Vitamine E > Emploi en th�erapeutique.
Graisse (Physiologie)
Alimentation.
Embryons > D�eveloppement.
fat.
diet.
Fett
Ern�ahrung
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction / A.J. Vergroesen
  • 2. Factors influencing fatty acid chain elongation and desaturation / Rodolfo R. Brenner
  • 3. The role of fats and EFAs for energy and cell structures in the growth of fetus and neonate / M.A. Crawford, W. Doyle, G. Williams and P.J. Drury
  • 4. Metabolic and nutritional aspects of long-chain fatty acids of marine origin / K.R. Norum, E.N. Christiansen, B.O. Christopherson and J. Bremer
  • 5. The significance of fish and fish-oil enriched food for prevention and therapy of ischaemic cardiovascular disease / G. Hornstra
  • 6. Impact of dietary cholesterol and fatty acids on serum lipids and lipoproteins in man / A.C. Beynen and M.B. Katan
  • 7. The role of fat in the treatment of diabetes mellitus / R.J. Heine and J.A. Schouten
  • 8. The efficacy of linoleic acid in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus / A.J. Houtsmuller
  • 9. Vitamins E and A / P. Budowski and D. Sklan
  • 10. Nutrition and toxicological aspects of uncommon edible oils /?.K.G. Menon, M.J. Mulky and V.V.S. Mani
  • 11. Lipid analyses. Part I / R.G. Ackman and W.M.N. Ratnayake
  • 12. Lipid analyses. Part II / W.M.N. Ratnayake and R.G. Ackman.

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