Dietary ω3 and ω6 Fatty Acids: Biological Effects and Nutritional Essentiality

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Early Studies on the Biosynthesis of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids....Pages 1-3
The Food Chain for N-6 and N-3 Fatty Acids with Special Reference to Animal Products....Pages 5-19
Some Aspects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids from Different Foods....Pages 21-31
Linoleic and Linolenic Acids Intake....Pages 33-41
Omega-3 Fatty Acids from Vegetable Oils....Pages 43-55
Preparation of Fish Oil for Dietary Applications....Pages 57-68
(N-3) and (N-6) Fatty Acid Metabolism....Pages 69-79
The Effect of Dietary Fish Oil Supplementation and in Vitro Collagen Stimulation on Human Platelet Phospholipid Fatty Acid Composition....Pages 81-90
In Vitro Studies on Docosahexaenoic Acid in Human Platelets....Pages 91-95
Alpha-Linolenic Acid and the Metabolism of Arachidonic Acid....Pages 97-110
Comparative Uptake in Rats and Man of ω3 and ω6 Fatty Acids....Pages 111-122
Dietary Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Relation to Neural Development in Humans....Pages 123-133
Sources of ω3 Fatty Acids in Arctic Diets and Their Effects on Red Cell and Breast Milk Fatty Acids in Canadian Inuit....Pages 135-146
Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Infant Nutrition....Pages 147-157
Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids of the n-3 Serie and Nervous System Development....Pages 159-175
Omega-3 Fatty Acids in the Retina....Pages 177-190
Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Metabolism in Endothelial Cells: Relationship to Eicosanoid Formation....Pages 191-199
Modification of the Arachidonic Acid Cascade by Long-Chain W-3 Fatty Acids....Pages 201-211
N-6 and N-3 Fatty Acids in Plasma and Platelet Lipids, and Generation of Inositol Phosphates by Stimulated Platelets after Dietary Manipulations in the Rabbit....Pages 213-218
Dietary Linolenic Acid and Tissue Function in Rodents....Pages 219-226
The Supply of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids to Photoreceptors and Synapses....Pages 227-239
Omega-3 and Omega-6 Fatty Acids in Serum Lipids and Their Relationship to Human Disease....Pages 241-251
Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Lipoproteins....Pages 253-262
Alpha-Linolenic Acid, Platelet Lipids and Function....Pages 263-271
Fish (Oil) Consumption and Coronary Heart Disease....Pages 273-282
Dietary Polyunsaturates, Vascular Function and Prostaglandins....Pages 283-295
Polyunsaturated Oils of Marine and Plant Origins and Their Uses in Clinical Medicine....Pages 297-307
Biochemical and Bioclinical Aspects of Blackcurrant Seed Oil ω3-ω6 Balanced Oil....Pages 309-321
Quantitative Determination of Prostanoids by Stable Isotope Dilution Gas Chromatography / Mass Spectrometry....Pages 323-332
Linoleic Acid and Epidermal Water Barrier....Pages 333-341
Different Doses of Fish — Oil Fatty Acid Ingestion in Active Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Prospective Study of Clinical and Immunological Parameters....Pages 343-350
Dietary w-3 and w-6 Fatty Acids in Cancer....Pages 351-359
Marine Mammals: Animal Models for Studying the Digestion and Transport of Dietary Fats Enriched in w-3 Fatty Acids. Positional Analyses of Milk Fat Triacylglycerol Molecules....Pages 361-367
Changes in the Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Profiles in Zellweger Syndrome Suggesting a New Enzymatic Defect: Delta-4 Desaturase Deficiency....Pages 369-372
Selective Incorporation of Eicosapentaenoic Acid in Position 2 of Plasma Triglycerides after a Dietary Supply of 2 Eicosapentaenoyl Glyceride in Man....Pages 373-375
The Effects of a Fish Oil Preparation (EPAGIS) on Serum Lipids, Apoproteins, Circulating Platelet Aggregates and Hemorheologic Parameters in Hyperlipidemic Subjects....Pages 377-383
Differential Mobilization of Essential Fatty Acids into the Serum Free Fatty Acid Pool in Response to Glucose Ingestion....Pages 385-387
Flax as a Source of Alpha-Linolenic Acid....Pages 389-390
Executive Summary....Pages 391-402
General Recommendations on Dietary Fats for Human Consumption....Pages 403-404
Posters....Pages 405-437
Back Matter....Pages 439-452