The Fats of Life : : Essential Fatty Acids in Health and Disease /

The Fats of Life : : Essential Fatty Acids in Health and Disease / / Glen D. Lawrence.

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Omega-3s, trans-fats, polyunsaturated fatty acids, linoleic acidùresearch facts about fatty acids and their relationship to heart disease and atherosclerosis, obesity, cancer, and neurological disorders abound. Chemical names appear on every nutrition label. But, just what do these terms mean in hea...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Rutgers University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
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Lawrence, Glen D.,
Place / Publishing House:New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2010]
©2010
Year of Publication:2010
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (296 p.) :; 60 illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • FIGURES
  • TABLES
  • PREFACE
  • ABBREVIATIONS
  • PART ONE. Nutritional, Chemical, and Physiological Properties of Dietary Fats
  • PART TWO. Dietary Fats in Health and Disease
  • PART THREE. Influence of Diet on Overall Health
  • APPENDIX A. FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMICAL BONDING AND POLARITY
  • APPENDIX B. FATTY ACID COMPOSITION OF DIETARY FATS AND OILS
  • APPENDIX C. CHEMICAL STRUCTURES OF EICOSANOIDS
  • APPENDIX D. HUMAN LIPOPROTEINS: THEIR COMPONENTS, PROPERTIES, AND ASSOCIATED PROTEINS
  • APPENDIX E. OVERVIEW OF NEURONAL PROCESSES
  • GLOSSARY
  • REFERENCES
  • INDEX
  • ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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