Lipids [ nutrition and health

Lipids (fats and oils) are essential cellular components in animals, plants, and bacteria, and they play an important role in human nutrition. This book presents a detailed account of the nutritional aspects of all types of lipid-fatty acids, triacylglycerols, phospholipids, sphingolipids, sterols,...

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Main Author: Leray, Claude (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, Florida : CRC Press , c2015
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Online Access:Crcnetbase
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Summary:Lipids (fats and oils) are essential cellular components in animals, plants, and bacteria, and they play an important role in human nutrition. This book presents a detailed account of the nutritional aspects of all types of lipid-fatty acids, triacylglycerols, phospholipids, sphingolipids, sterols, and fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K). The importance of the omega-3/omega-6 fatty acid ratio in cardiovascular health is well known, but the nutritional balance of lipids also impacts the immune system, the central nervous system, and cancer processes
Item Description:Includes index
Physical Description:1 online resource : ill.
ISBN:1482242311
148224232X
9781482242317
9781482242324