Seafoods and Fish Oils in Human Health and Disease

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Presenting a comprehensive evaluation of several public health issues related to dietary fats, fat metabolism, and food supply as an instrument of health maintenance, this volume discusses in detail the essential polyunsaturated fatty acids of the n-6 family and their metabolic conversion to eicosanoids, prostaglandins, and leukotrienes—bioactive agents which can exert potent effects on metabolic events related to cardiovascular disease, cancer, and other disorders.
Seafoods and Fish Oils in Humán Health and Disease relates the effects of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids to their interactions with the metabolism of n-6 fatty acids . reviews the effects of fatty acids on parameters related to cardiovascular disease based on extensive clinical trials . . . considers current fish oil consumption statistics and potential supply situations . . . lists possible sources of fish and fish oils for additional dietary n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids . . . and emphasizes the metabolic... Tovább

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Presenting a comprehensive evaluation of several public health issues related to dietary fats, fat metabolism, and food supply as an instrument of health maintenance, this volume discusses in detail the essential polyunsaturated fatty acids of the n-6 family and their metabolic conversion to eicosanoids, prostaglandins, and leukotrienes—bioactive agents which can exert potent effects on metabolic events related to cardiovascular disease, cancer, and other disorders.
Seafoods and Fish Oils in Humán Health and Disease relates the effects of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids to their interactions with the metabolism of n-6 fatty acids . reviews the effects of fatty acids on parameters related to cardiovascular disease based on extensive clinical trials . . . considers current fish oil consumption statistics and potential supply situations . . . lists possible sources of fish and fish oils for additional dietary n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids . . . and emphasizes the metabolic implications and nutritional effects of fish oil in diet.
Containing numerous bibliographic citations of relevant literature plus tables and dia-grams, this volume comprises an excellent source for food scientists; nutritionists and dietitians; pharmacologists, biochemists, biologists, and other biomedical researchers; and physicians and public health officials.
John E. Kinsella is General Foods Distinguished Professor of Food Science, Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor of Food Biochemistry, and Director of the Institute of Food Science at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Leading an active research program concerned with the metabolism of polyunsaturated fatty acids, he is a member of several Professional societies, including the American Chemical Society, American Institute of Nutrition, Institute of Food Technologists, and American Oil Chemists Society. Dr. Kinsella, who received a Borden Award in 1976, has served on numerous national com-mittees concerned with food, nutrition, and public health.
Printed in the United States of America ISBN: 0-8247-7771-9 Vissza