Discusses the origin, source, composition and use of lipids in day-to-day life. Coverage includes the role of lipids in food, mental and physical health, and the significance of lipids in treatment of certain diseases. This book also discusses algal and vegetable oils as sustainable fish oil substitutes.
Lipids in Health: Their Source, Composition and Uses discusses the origin, source, composition and use of lipids in day-to-day life. It includes the role of lipids in food, mental and physical health along with the significance of lipids in treatment of certain diseases. This book also discusses about algal and vegetable oils as sustainable fish oil substitutes in rainbow trout diets, association of lipid profile with bone mineral density and bone formation in subjects with spinal cord injury, lipid droplets and mycobacterium leprae infection, herbal medicine for the treatment of obesity and ectopic fat and insulin resistance.