Fatty acids

Difficulties in controlling and forecasting avocado fruit ripening and the highly perishable nature of the crop once harvested, are the major causes of concern for avocado traders. In particular, the simultaneous presence of many suppliers may account for increased fruit variabi…

Lesser scaup ( Aythya affinis ; scaup) comprise 89% of the continental breeding population of scaup (greater, Aythya marila , and lesser combined) which has declined nearly 60% over the past 5 decades from an estimated 7.9 million in 1972 to a historical low of 3.2 million in 20…

A dissertação apresentada, “Estudo da Viabilidade e Incorporação de Myrtus spp. em diferentes produtos alimentares”, foi realizada com base no desenvolvimento de novas formulações alimentares, tendo como objetivo valorizar nutricionalmente os alimentos, com o extrato de Myrtus s…

This research aims to look at dietary practices of separate populations from across the Adriatic Sea (Italy and Croatia). Paleodietary studies through stable isotope analysis is a means to look at possible food catchments chosen by past communities in order to make educated assu…

Evidence shows that omega-3 fatty acids (n-3 FAs) may help in preventing heart disease. The purposes of this current study were to investigate the consumption and the food sources of n-3 FA in two groups of elderly men living in different geographic location (coastal and interna…

Lipid carriers such as emulsions and liposomes have been widely studied as carriers for different nutraceuticals. However, lipid carriers' physicochemical instability results in the leakage of loaded nutraceuticals and the low solubility into the digestion medium, thus reducing …

Investigated first was the effect of cholesterol status and dietary fatty acid profile on the expression of genes regulating hepatic cholesterol and lipoprotein metabolism. F1B hamsters were fed for 12 weeks diets enriched in 10% (w/w) coconut, olive or safflower oil in combinat…

Omega-3 fatty acids in health and disease

by Lees, R.

fromFoods Science and Technology

0 Type: Book

Health effects of omega-3 fatty acids; Sources of dietary and farmacological omega-3 fatty acids.