Life expectancy is increasing and so is the prevalence of age-related non-communicable
diseases (NCDs). Consequently, older people and patients present with multi-morbidities …

Omega‐6 (n‐6) polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA)(eg, arachidonic acid (AA)) and omega‐3
(n‐3) PUFA (eg, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)) are precursors to potent lipid mediator …

Dyslipidemia is an independent risk factor for type 2 diabetes, although exactly which of the
many plasma lipids contribute to this remains unclear. We therefore investigated whether …

Maintaining the high standards that made the previous editions such well-respected and
widely used references, Food Lipids: Chemistry, Nutrition, and Biotechnology, Fourth Edition …

Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and their metabolites have a variety of physiological
roles including: energy provision, membrane structure, cell signaling and regulation of gene …

Recently, there has been an increase in the research regarding the impact of acute and
chronic inflammation on health and disease. Specific foods are now known to exert strong …

These studies have revealed unique mechanisms by which specific polyunsaturated fatty
acids control peroxisome proliferator activated receptor α, sterol regulatory element binding …

Os ácidos graxos poliinsaturados abrangem as famílias de ácidos graxos ômega-3 e ômega-
6. Os ácidos graxos de cadeia muito longa, como os ácidos araquidônico e …

The onset of lipid peroxidation within cellular membranes is associated with changes in their
physicochemical properties and with the impairment of protein functions located in the …

Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are considered one of the most important components
of cells that influence normal development and function of many organisms, both eukaryotes …