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nutritional and physiological significance : the report of the British Nutrition Foundation's task force
1 online resource (211 pages) : illustrations.
Chemistry of unsaturated fatty acids -- Sources of unsaturated fatty acids in the diet -- Intakes of unsaturated fatty acids in the population -- Digestion of lipids to unsaturated fatty acids -- Absorption of unsaturated fatty acids -- Transport of unsaturated fatty acids -- Metabolism of unsaturated fatty acids -- Functions of unsaturated fatty acids -- Unsaturated fatty acids and early development -- Unsaturated fatty acids and coronary heart disease -- Unsaturated fatty acids and plasma lipids -- Unsaturated fatty acids and atherosclerosis -- Unsaturated fatty acids, thrombogenesis and fibrinolysis -- Unsaturated fatty acids and blood pressure -- Unsaturated fatty acids and cardiac arrhythmias -- Unsaturated fatty acids and cancer -- Unsaturated fatty acids and diabetes -- Unsaturated fatty acids and skin diseases -- Unsaturated fatty acids and immune disorders -- Supplementary sources of unsaturated fatty acids -- Labelling of foods in relation to unsaturated fatty acids -- Recommendations for intakes of unsaturated fatty acids.
(cont) Conclusions and suggestions for future progress -- General conclusions and recommendations.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [185]-206) and index.
Unsaturated fatty acids in human nutrition