Lipids in health and nutrition /

Lipids have a variety of functions in the human body which have increasingly been under the spotlight in recent years. A multidisciplinary book, Lipids in health and nutrition addresses the chemical, biochemical and physiological aspects of these widely occurring compounds. International experts com...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Tyman, J. H. P.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, England : Royal Society of Chemistry, 1999.
Series:Special Publication ; Number 44
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Lipids have a variety of functions in the human body which have increasingly been under the spotlight in recent years. A multidisciplinary book, Lipids in health and nutrition addresses the chemical, biochemical and physiological aspects of these widely occurring compounds. International experts combine to present research on a variety of topics, including advanced analytical techniques; the role of flavonoids in diet: possible links between dyslexia, dyspraxia and attention deficit disorder and the metabolism of fatty acids; the influence of dietary fatty acids in coronary heart disease; and lipids and obesity.
Item Description:"Based on the proceedings of a two-day symposium of the Lipid Group of the RSC Perkin Division on Lipids in Health and Nutrition held on 9-10 September 1996 at Sheffield Hallam University, UK"--Title page verso
Physical Description:1 online resource (169 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
ISBN:9781845698386
184569838X