This comprehensive reference offers a complete information source for fatty acids, contained in one volume. It includes chemical and physical properties, composition, factors affecting stability and nutritive values, functions and metabolism, as well as biological and toxicological effects.

Key features of Fatty Acids in Foods and Their Health Implications:

• discusses the significant impact that particular fatty acids have on human health
• describes the chemistry and composition of fatty acids in foods
• summarizes the most recent findings about the biological and health implications of fatty acids
• details the susceptibility of unsaturated fatty acids to change due to processing, refining, storage, and culinary practices
• examines the different biological consequences of consuming oxidized, isomeric, or naturally occurring fatty acids
• provides detailed information regarding nomenclature and classification.....and more

1. Fatty Acid Classification and Nomenclature
2. Chemical and Physical Properties of Fatty Acids
3. Application of Gas-Liquid Chromatography to Lipid Separation and Analysis: Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis
4. Fatty Acids in Meats and Meat Products
5. Fatty Acids in Milk and Dairy Products
6. Fatty Acids in Poultry and Egg Products
7. Fatty Acids in Fish and Shellfish
8. Fatty Acids in Vegetables and Vegetable Products
9. Fatty Acids in Oilseeds
10. Fatty Acids in Fruits and Fruit Products
11. Fatty Acids in Food Cereal Grains and Grain Products
12. Genetic Alteration of Food Fats and Oils
13. Antioxidants in Dietary Fats
14. Effects of Processing and Storage on Fatty Acids in Edible Oils
15. Factors Affecting Stability and Nutritive Value of Fatty Acids: Culinary Practices
16. Fatty Acid Isomers in Foods
17. Commercial Applications of Fatty Acid Derivatives
18. Reappraisal of the Essesntial Fatty Acids
19. Dietary Fatty Acids and Lipid Metabolism
20. Interaction of Dietary Fatty Acids, Carbohydrates, and Lipids on Carbohyrate Metabolism
21. Dietary Fatty Acids and Minerals
22. Dietary Fatty Acids and Thermogenesis: Implications for energy Balance
23. Fatty Acids and Membrane Function
24. Dietary Fatty Acids and Eicosanoids
25. Absorption and Transport of Dietary Lipid: Effect on Some Lipid-Related Health Problems
26. Xenophobic-Induced Aberrations of Lipid Metabolism
27. Biological Effects of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids
28. Biological Effects of Palm Oil in Humans
29. Biological Effects of Geometrical and Positional Isomers of Monounsaturated Fatty Acids in Humans
30. Biological Effects of Oxidized Fatty Acids
31. Dietary Fat, Immunity, and Inflammatory Disease
32. Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Diseases
33. Dietary Fatty Acids and Cancer
34. Fatty Acids and Renal Disease
35. Fatty Acids and Neuromuscular Disorders
36. fatty Acids and Diabetes
37. Safety and Health Effects of Isomeric Fatty Acids Index
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