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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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton, Florida :
CRC Press ,
c2015
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| Online Access: | Crcnetbase |
| 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 |
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| Item Description: | Includes index |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : ill. |
| ISBN: | 1482242311 148224232X 9781482242317 9781482242324 |