TY  - BOOK
AU  - McNamara,Robert K.
TI  - The omega-3 fatty acid deficiency syndrome: opportunities for disease prevention 
T2  - Nutrition and diet research progress
SN  - 9781624177163
AV  - QP752.O44 O54 2013eb
U1  - 613.2/84 23
PY  - 2013///]
CY  - New York
PB  - Nova Publishers
KW  - Omega-3 fatty acids
KW  - HEALTH & FITNESS
KW  - Healthy Living
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Holism
KW  - Reference
KW  - MEDICAL
KW  - Preventive Medicine
KW  - Essential fatty acids in human nutrition
KW  - fast
KW  - Medicine, Preventive
KW  - Therapeutic use
KW  - Libros electronicos
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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
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