Author(s): Simopoulos, A. P.; Meester, F. de [Editors]

Correspondence address: Cent. for Genetics, Nutr. & Health, Washington, DC, USA

Publisher address: CH-4009 Basel, Switzerland; S. Karger AG. Price CHF 156 EUR 115.50 USD 156

Publication Year: 2009

World Review of Nutrition and Dietetics 100 xv + 125pp.

Refs: many ref.

Language(s): English

ISSN: 0084-2230

This book discusses the importance of evolutionary aspects of diet, the ω-6/ω-3 fatty acid ratio and cholesterol intake relative to health and coronary heart disease. It is suggested that this publication will be of interest to physicians (cardiologists, gerontologists and paediatricians), nutritionists, dieticians, health care providers, scientists in industry and government, and policy makers. The book comprises 10 chapters with the following headings: Evolutionary aspects of the dietary omega-6:omega-3 fatty acid ratio – medical implications (pp. 1–21, 90 ref.); Measuring blood fatty acids as a surrogate indicator for coronary heart disease risk in population studies (pp. 22–34, 35 ref.); Fast determination of fatty acids in whole blood collected from fingertips – application to the assessment of fatty acid patterns (and various indexes) in population studies (pp. 35–45, 23 ref.); Evolution and cholesterol (pp. 46–54, 37 ref.); Dietary cholesterol and blood cholesterolemia – a healthy relationship (pp. 55–62, 39 ref.); Blood cholesterol as a good marker of health in Japan (pp. 63–70, 18 ref.); Cholesterol and skeletal muscle health (pp. 71–79, 31 ref.); Disappointing recent cholesterol-lowering drug trials – is it not time for a full reappraisal of the cholesterol theory? (pp. 80–89, 45 ref.); Cholesterol was healthy in the end (pp. 90–109, 191 ref.); and Progress in lipid nutrition – the Columbus Concept addressing chronic diseases (pp. 110–121, 29 ref.). A 1-p. author index and a 3-pp. subject index are also included.

Section: Fats, oils and margarine

Keywords: ω-3 FATTY ACIDS; ω-6 FATTY ACIDS; BOOKS; CHOLESTEROL; CORONARY HEART DISEASES; DIET; DISEASES; FATTY ACIDS; HEALTH

Book

Accession number: 2010-01-Na0146

Date added: 02-Nov-2009

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