Editor: Maricela Rodriguez-Cruz

Latest Findings of Omega-3 Long Chain-Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids: From Molecular Mechanisms to New Applications in Health and Diseases

eBook: US $41 Special Offer (PDF + Printed Copy): US $94
Printed Copy: US $74
Library License: US $164
ISBN: 978-1-60805-356-8 (Print)
ISBN: 978-1-60805-177-9 (Online)
Year of Publication: 2011
DOI: 10.2174/97816080517791110101

Introduction

This E-book covers the main aspects about the benefits of omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs) to human health. The knowledge of physiological effects of LC-PUFAs at different levels is constantly expanding. Topics covered over 10 chapters thoroughly detail the role of omega-3 LCPUFAs in nutrition (gene regulation) and disease (clinical applications); information about food sources and recent intake recommendations is also explained. This book also discusses current data concerning the role of LC-PUFAs during pregnancy and lactation, in cognitive function, immune response, allergy, asthma, cardiovascular diseases, depression, obesity, and insulin resistance. The book should be useful for advanced graduate students, public health officials as well as researchers working with LC-PUFAs.

Foreword

- Pp. i
Salvador Villalpando
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Preface

- Pp. ii
Maricela Rodriguez-Cruz, Mardia López-Alarcón
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Contributors

- Pp. iii-iv (2)
Maricela Rodriguez-Cruz, Mardia Lopez Alarcon
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Moleculars Mechanisms for the Synthesis and Genetic Regulation of Long- Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids

- Pp. 1-10 (10)
Maricela Rodriguez-Cruz
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Role of Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Pregnancy and Lactation: Fetal and Infant Growth

- Pp. 11-22 (12)
Maricela Rodriguez-Cruz
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The Role of n-3 Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Cognitive Function

- Pp. 23-38 (16)
Chih-Chiang Chiu, Robert J Stewart, Shih-Yi Huang
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Beneficial Roles of the n-3 Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on the Management of Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome

- Pp. 39-45 (7)
Mardia Lopez-Alarcon, Mariela Bernabe-Garcia, Javier Mancilla-Ramirez
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Effects of n-3 Fatty Acids Supplementation on Insulin Resistance

- Pp. 46-57 (12)
Maria Teresa Villarreal-Molina, Samuel Canizales-Quinteros
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Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFAs) as the "Mind-Body Interface" in Cardiovascular Diseases and Depression

- Pp. 58-65 (8)
Jane Pei-Chen Chang, Kuan-Pin Su
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Clinical Evidence of Beneficial Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Allergy and Asthma

- Pp. 66-77 (12)
Blanca Estela Del Rio Navarro, Dino Roberto Pietropaolo Cienfuegos, Marco Antonio Gongora Melendez
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Recommendations and Sources of n-3 Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids

- Pp. 78-91 (14)
Mariela Bernabe-Garcia, Mardia Lopez-Alarcon
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Subject Index

- Pp. 92-95 (4)
Maricela Rodriguez-Cruz, Mardia Lopez Alarcon
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