| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Nutrition and diet research progress |
| Contents |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record |
| Subject |
Omega-3 fatty acids.
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Fatty Acids, Omega-3
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Healthy Living.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Holism.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Reference.
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MEDICAL -- Preventive Medicine.
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Omega-3 fatty acids
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Essential fatty acids in human nutrition
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Medicine, Preventive
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Omega-3 fatty acids -- Therapeutic use
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
McNamara, Robert K., editor
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| LC no. |
2020687189 |
| ISBN |
9781624177163 |
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1624177166 |
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