Fish, Omega-3 and human health

Dr. Lands expertly explains how curative/treatment interventions have unsuccessfully prevented diseases by ignoring the initial dietary causes of disease and death. With years of clinical and dietary expertise, he uses clear examples and current data to demonstrate how a moderate, balanced diet is t...

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Main Author Lands, William E. M., 1930- (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Champaign, Illinois : AOCS Press, [2005]
EditionSecond edition.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781439831892
1439831890
9781680159745
1680159747
9781466536654
1466536659
9781003002284
1003002285
9781893997813
1893997812
Physical Description1 online resource (xviii, 220 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Epidemiology and Curiosity
  • Foods, Drugs, and Disease Mechanisms
  • Essential Fatty Acids
  • Common Factors in Heart Disease, Heart Attacks, and Strokes
  • Heart Disease: Atherosclerosis and Serum Lipids
  • Heart Attack: Coronary Thrombosis
  • Vasospasm: Cardiac Output and Coronary Flow
  • Strokes
  • Hypertension
  • Immune Responses
  • Cell Proliferation and Cancer
  • Maps and the Unknown
  • Acyl-CoA Pathways
  • Pathways to Prostaglandins
  • Prostaglandin Formation Following Changes in Diet
  • Pathways to Leukotrienes
  • Polyunsaturated Acids in Tissues and Foods
  • Overall Supply of n-3 Fatty Acids
  • Alternative Diets.