Omega-6/3 Fatty Acids, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013
Functions, Sustainability Strategies and Perspectives
Nutrition and Health Series

Over the last several years developing human research suggests that a component of omega-3 fatty acids, long chain ones, contribute particularly to health benefits. Omega-6/3 Fatty Acids: Functions, Sustainability Strategies and Perspectives focuses on developing information on this newly recognized key component. This volume uniquely, and for the first time, focuses on sustainability of natural sources of omega-3 fatty acids variants including long chain ones, and on ways to increase their use and availability to reduce major diseases. The authors review cardiovascular disease, neurological changes and mental health and other diseases like diabetes where long chain omega-3 fatty acids play protective roles from recent human trials. Each chapter evaluates developing information on the possible mechanistic role of long chain omega-3 fatty acids. After showing their requirement and involvement in health promotion there are reviews of various sources and ways to protect and promote them. Authors provide support for the benefits and sources of long chain omega-3 fatty acids and their increased dietary intake that reduce various physical and mental illnesses. Omega-6/3 Fatty Acids: Functions, Sustainability and Perspectives is a unique and important new volume that provides the latest data and reviews to physicians who need to assess serum omega-6/3 and fatty acids to help diagnose risks and change diets and to inform industry and the scientific community with reviews of research for actions including new studies and therapies.

Part I: Introduction

1.      Historic Perspective and  The Economics of Omega-6/3

Fabien De Meester

2.      Attention to Prevention

      Bill Lands

3.      Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Genetic Expressions

      Ram Bahadur Singh, A. K. Singh, Shaan E. Alam, Fabien De Meester, Jan Fedacko, Suniti M. Dharwadkar, and Lekh R. Juneja

Part II: Omega – 3 Status and Functions

4.      Optimal Omega-3 Levels for Different Age Groups

      Clemens von Schacky

5.      Omega 3 Fatty Acid "Status" from the Neonate to the Elderly, as Affected by Dietary, Lifestyle and Physiological Factors

      Claudio Galli

6.      DHA in the Second Six Months of Life

      Eric L. Lien

7.      DHA, EPA and Ocular Health

      Jeffrey Anshel

8.      Impact of Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Cognitive and Mental Development

      Jan Philipp Schuchardt and Andreas Hahn

9.      Long-Chain Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Psychotic Disorders

      Nilufar Mossaheb, Monika Schloegelhofer, Miriam R. Schaefer, Paolo Fusar-Poli, Stefan Smesny, Patrick McGorry, Gregor Berger, and G. Paul Amminger

10.  Recent Findings on Cardiovascular and Mental Health Effects of Krill Oil and Omega-3 Phospholipids

      Lena Burri and Kjetil Berge

11.  Docosahexaenoic Acid and Angiogenesis: A Review

      Asim K. Duttaroy and Sanjay Basak

12.  Why Is There So Much DHA in the Brain, Retina, and Testes? Possible Implications for Human Reproduction and the Survival of Our Species

Olav A. Christophersen

Part III: Sources of Long Chain Omega-3 PUFA

13.  Where Will Future LC-Omega-3 Come From? Towards Nutritional Sustainability

J. T. Winkler

14.  Prospects for a Sustainable Increase in the Availability of Long-Chain Omega-3s: Lessons from the Antarctic Krill Fishery

      Simeon L. Hill

15.  Marine Phospholipids and Their Applications – Next Generation Omega-3 Lipids

      Michael Schneider

16.  ALA Sources – Plants, Seeds, and Nuts

      Wayne Coates

Part IV: Sustainability, Quality and Regulations

17.  Having Your Omega 3 Fatty Acids and Eating Them Too: Strategies to Ensure and Improve the Long-chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Content of Farm-raised Fish

Jesse T. Trushenski and John C. Bowzer

18.  Enzymatic Concentration of Omega-3 Fatty Acids

      Thomas Balle and David Cowan

19.  Production Techniques for Omega-3 Concentrates

      Peter Lembke

20.  Measuring the Levels of EPA and DHA in Nutraceutical Oils

      Kirsten Kramer, Ching-hui Tseng, and Kangming Ma

21.  Regulatory and Labeling Challenges for Long-chain Omega 3 Products in the European Union

      Nigel Baldwin

22.   From Columbus to TsimTsoum Concepts: a Kyoto-type Approach

Fabien De Meester