Unsaturated fatty acids : nutritional and physiological significance : the report of the British Nutrition Foundation's task force /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: British Nutrition Foundation, SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Published by Chapman & Hall for the British Nutrition Foundation, 1992.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 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.