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 $102
Printed Copy: US $81
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.

Contributors

Editor(s):
Maricela Rodriguez-Cruz
Mexican Institute of Social Security
México




Co-Editor(s):
Mardia López Alarcón
Mexican Institute of Social Security
México




Contributor(s):
Chih-Chiang Chiu
Department of Psychiatry
Taipei City Psychiatric Center, Taipei City Hospital
Taipei
Taiwan
/
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine
Taipei Medical University
Taipei
Taiwan
/
King's College London (Institute of Psychiatry)
London
UK


Blanca Estela Del Río Navarro
Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Hospital Infantil de México "Federico Gómez"
México D.F.


Dino Roberto Pietropaolo Cienfuegos
Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Hospital Infantil de México "Federico Gómez"
México D.F.


Jane Pei-Chen Chang
Department of Psychiatry & Mind-Body Interface Laboratory (MBI-Lab)
China Medical University Hospital, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University Hospital
Taichung
Taiwan


Javier Mancilla-Ramírez
Instituto Nacional de Perinatología "Isidro Espinoza de los Reyes"
Mexico City
Mexico


Kuan-Pin Su
Department of Psychiatry & Mind-Body Interface Laboratory (MBI-Lab)
China Medical University Hospital, Graduate Institute of Neural and Cognitive Sciences
Taichung
Taiwan


Marco Antonio Góngora Meléndez
Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Hospital Infantil de México "Federico Gómez"
México D.F.


María Teresa Villarreal-Molina
Unit of Molecular Biology and Genomic Medicine
Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán
México D.F.


Mariela Bernabe-Garcia
Unidad de Investigación Médica en Nutrición
Hospital de Pediatría, C.M.N. Siglo XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
México D.F.


Robert J. Stewart
King's College London (Institute of Psychiatry)
London
UK


Samuel Canizales-Quinteros
Unit of Molecular Biology and Genomic Medicine
Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán
México D.F.


Shih-Yi Huang Navarro
School of Nutrition and Health Sciences
Taipei Medical University
Taipei
Taiwan