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Fatty Acids in Foods and their Health Implications
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Fatty Acid Classification and Nomenclature. Chemical and Physical Properties of Fatty Acids. Application of Gas Liquid Chromatography to Lipid Separation and Analysis: Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis. Isotopic Methods for Assessing Lipid Metabolism. Fatty Acids in Meat and Meat Products. Fatty Acids in Milk Fat. Fatty Acids in Poultry and Egg Products. Fatty Acids in Fish and Shellfish. Fatty Acids in Vegetables and Vegetable Products. Fatty Acids in Oilseeds (Vegetable Oils). Fatty Acids in Fruits and Fruit Products. Fatty Acids in Food Cereal Grains and Grain Products. Fatty Acids in Fermented Food Products. Fatty Acid Content of Convenience Foods. Trans Fatty Acids in Foods. Genetic Modification of Food Fats and Oils. Fat-Based Fat Substitutes. Commercial Applications of Fats in Foods. Effect of Processing and Storage on Fatty Acids. Effect of Heating and Frying on Oil and Food Fatty Acids. Consumption of Fatty Acids. Absorption and Transport of Dietary Lipids. The Effects of Dietary Fatty Acids on Fatty Acid Metabolism. Dietary Fatty Acids and Minerals. Interaction of Dietary Fatty Acids, Carbohydrate, and Lipids on Carbohydrate, Metabolism. Reappraisal of Essential Fatty Acids. Fatty Acids and Membrane Function. Dietary Fatty Acids and Eicosanoids. Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Regulation of Gene Expression. Fatty Acids, Lipids and Cellular Signaling. Safety and Health Effects of Trans Fatty Acids. Significance of Dietary ?-Linolenate in Biological Systems: Alternation of Inflammation and Proliferative Processes. Biological Effects of Alpha-Linolenic Acid. Biological Effects of Conjugated-Linoleic Acid. The Role of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Food Intake and Energy Homeostasis. Biological Effects of Oxidized Fatty Acids. Satiating Effect of Fat. Fatty Acids and Growth and Development. Fatty Acid and Cognition, Behavior, and Brain Development and Mood Disease. Fatty Acids and Aging. Dietary Fat, Immunity and Inflammatory Disease. Fatty Acids and Liver Disease. Essential Fatty Acids and Visual Dysfunction. Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease. Dietary Fatty Acids and Cancer. Fatty Acids and Renal Disease. Fatty Acid Metabolism in Diabetes. Fatty Acid Metabolism in Skeletal Muscle and Nerve, and in Neuromuscular Disorders. Fatty Acids and Psychiatric Disorders.

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Ching Kuang Chow

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"Retaining the highly detailed, authoritative quality of the previous editions, this volume is thoroughly revised to incorporate the most recent findings throughout the book." – In Anticancer Research, July/ August 2008, Vol. 28, No. 4A"Nutritionists or anyone specialising in nutrition, and health professionals with an interest in fatty acids, would find this fascinating, with a wealth of information at their fingertips." – Cathy Beckhouse, in Complementary Medicine, July/ August 2008". . . very well written. It covers all the important issues at resonate with many people in relation to chronic diseases and their associated risk factors . . . uses relatively simple language appropriate for undergraduate students, but it also includes the more advanced information suitable for graduate students in nutrition, food science, and biochemistry . . . It is a book worth procuring, either to read or use a reference source." – Elizabeth Kamau-Mbuthia, Department of Human Nutrition and Pre-Clinical Studies, Egerton University, in inform, July 2009, Vol. 20, No. 7

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