The omega-3 fatty acid deficiency syndrome : opportunities for disease prevention /
The omega-3 fatty acid deficiency syndrome : opportunities for disease prevention /
Robert K. McNamara, editor.
- 1 online resource.
- Nutrition and diet research progress .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
THE OMEGA-3 FATTY ACID DEFICIENCY SYNDROME ; THE OMEGA-3 FATTY ACID DEFICIENCY SYNDROME ; Contents; The Omega-3 Deficiency Syndrome; Hippocrates -- 450-380 B.C.; Section I. Omega-3 Fatty Acid Status: Gene-Diet Interactions; Microsomal Biosynthesis of Omega-3 Fatty Acids; Abstract; Introduction; Dietary Sources; Biosynthesis; Desaturation Reactions; Elongation Reactions; Efficiency/Rate of Biosynthesis; Dysregulation of Biosynthesis in Disease; Regulation by Diet, Hormones and Drugs; Areas for Future Research; Anomalies in Current Understanding of Mammalian LCPUFA Biosynthesis; Conclusion. 3. Evidence Implicating Omega-3 Fatty Acid (n-3) Deficiency in the Pathogenesis of Peroxisomal DisordersConclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Docosahexaenoic Acid: The Brain Selective Omega-3 Fatty Acid That Facilitated Human Brain Evolution; Abstract; Introduction; Issues with the Classical Paradigm; The New Paradigm; Brain Selective Nutrients; Docosahexaenoic Acid -- The Brain Selective Fatty Acid; 1. A Unique and Unchanging Structure throughout Time and Across Species; 2. Fatty Acid Hierarchy in the Brain; 3. Insufficient DHA Synthesis, Especially in Neonates. 4. DHA Synthesis Depends on Other Brain Selective Nutrients5. Brain DHA Linked to Energy Metabolism; Iodine and Iron -- Two Brain Selective Minerals Partnering with DHA; Brain Selective Nutrients in the Diet; Baby Fat -- The Brain's DHA and Fuel Reserve; Baby Fat, DHA and Ketones -- The Key to Building Brain Lipids; Shore-Based Habitat in the Hominin Fossil Record; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; The Evolution of Omega-3 Fatty Acids in the Human Diet; Abstract; Introduction; Paleolithic Diet Evolution to Modern Diet Habits; The Paleolithic Era: Diet of Our Hunter-Gatherer Ancestors. The Neolithic Era: Advent of the Agricultural RevolutionThe Modern Era: The Dominance of the Industrial Revolution; The Impact of the Refined Vegetable Oil Industry; Diet-Gene Interaction; Modern Day Diets versus a Paleolithic Genome and the Inefficient Conversion Pathway; The Metabolic Fate of Dietary Alpha-Linolenic Acid; Other Dietary Factors Influencing the Metabolism of N-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids; Could Docosahexaenoic Acid Be Conditionally Essential?; Contrasting and Comparing Recommendations and Current Population Fatty Acid Intakes.
9781624177163 1624177166
2020687189
Omega-3 fatty acids.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Healthy Living.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Holism.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Reference.
MEDICAL--Preventive Medicine.
Essential fatty acids in human nutrition.
Medicine, Preventive.
Omega-3 fatty acids--Therapeutic use.
Libros electronicos.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
QP752.O44 / O54 2013eb
613.2/84
Includes bibliographical references and index.
THE OMEGA-3 FATTY ACID DEFICIENCY SYNDROME ; THE OMEGA-3 FATTY ACID DEFICIENCY SYNDROME ; Contents; The Omega-3 Deficiency Syndrome; Hippocrates -- 450-380 B.C.; Section I. Omega-3 Fatty Acid Status: Gene-Diet Interactions; Microsomal Biosynthesis of Omega-3 Fatty Acids; Abstract; Introduction; Dietary Sources; Biosynthesis; Desaturation Reactions; Elongation Reactions; Efficiency/Rate of Biosynthesis; Dysregulation of Biosynthesis in Disease; Regulation by Diet, Hormones and Drugs; Areas for Future Research; Anomalies in Current Understanding of Mammalian LCPUFA Biosynthesis; Conclusion. 3. Evidence Implicating Omega-3 Fatty Acid (n-3) Deficiency in the Pathogenesis of Peroxisomal DisordersConclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Docosahexaenoic Acid: The Brain Selective Omega-3 Fatty Acid That Facilitated Human Brain Evolution; Abstract; Introduction; Issues with the Classical Paradigm; The New Paradigm; Brain Selective Nutrients; Docosahexaenoic Acid -- The Brain Selective Fatty Acid; 1. A Unique and Unchanging Structure throughout Time and Across Species; 2. Fatty Acid Hierarchy in the Brain; 3. Insufficient DHA Synthesis, Especially in Neonates. 4. DHA Synthesis Depends on Other Brain Selective Nutrients5. Brain DHA Linked to Energy Metabolism; Iodine and Iron -- Two Brain Selective Minerals Partnering with DHA; Brain Selective Nutrients in the Diet; Baby Fat -- The Brain's DHA and Fuel Reserve; Baby Fat, DHA and Ketones -- The Key to Building Brain Lipids; Shore-Based Habitat in the Hominin Fossil Record; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; The Evolution of Omega-3 Fatty Acids in the Human Diet; Abstract; Introduction; Paleolithic Diet Evolution to Modern Diet Habits; The Paleolithic Era: Diet of Our Hunter-Gatherer Ancestors. The Neolithic Era: Advent of the Agricultural RevolutionThe Modern Era: The Dominance of the Industrial Revolution; The Impact of the Refined Vegetable Oil Industry; Diet-Gene Interaction; Modern Day Diets versus a Paleolithic Genome and the Inefficient Conversion Pathway; The Metabolic Fate of Dietary Alpha-Linolenic Acid; Other Dietary Factors Influencing the Metabolism of N-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids; Could Docosahexaenoic Acid Be Conditionally Essential?; Contrasting and Comparing Recommendations and Current Population Fatty Acid Intakes.
9781624177163 1624177166
2020687189
Omega-3 fatty acids.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Healthy Living.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Holism.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Reference.
MEDICAL--Preventive Medicine.
Essential fatty acids in human nutrition.
Medicine, Preventive.
Omega-3 fatty acids--Therapeutic use.
Libros electronicos.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
QP752.O44 / O54 2013eb
613.2/84