Author(s): Simopoulos, A. P.; Bazan, N. G. [Editors]

Correspondence address: Cent. for Genetics, Nutr. & Health, Washington, DC, USA

Publisher address: CH-4009 Basel, Switzerland; S. Karger AG. Price CHF 219 EUR 156.50 USD 219

Publication Year: 2009

World Review of Nutrition and Dietetics 99 xii + 163pp.

Refs: many ref.

Language(s): English

ISSN: 0084-2230

This book discusses the role of omega-3 fatty acids in the brain and retina providing current research not only on their role in maintaining homeostasis, but also their importance in the prevention and management of neurodegenerative diseases associated with the aging process or genetic predisposition. It is thus not only aimed at nutritionists, dieticians and policy makers, but also of interest to psychologists, physiologists, neuroscientists, psychiatrists, ophthalmologists, geneticists, neurologists, pediatricians, obstetricians and geriatricians. This publication comprises 8 chapters entitled: Omega-6/omega-3 essential fatty acids – biological effects (pp. 1–16, 86 ref.); Depression, suicide and deficiencies of omega-3 essential fatty acids in modern diets (pp. 17–30, 89 ref.); Serial structural MRI analysis and proton and ³¹PMR spectroscopy in the investigation of cerebral fatty acids in major depressive disorder, Huntington's disease, myalgic encephalomyelitis and in forensic schizophrenic patients (pp. 31–45, 42 ref.); Omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid is the precursor of neuroprotectin D1 in the nervous system (pp. 46–54, 46 ref.); Docosahexaenoic acid and amyloid-β peptide signaling in Alzheimer's disease (pp. 55–70, 148 ref.); Administration of docosahexaenoic acid, uridine and choline increases levels of synaptic membranes and dendritic spines in rodent brain (pp. 71–96, 183 ref.); An assessment of dietary docosahexaenoic acid requirements for brain accretion and turnover during early childhood (pp. 97–104, 60 ref.); and Variation in lipid-associated genes as they relate to risk of advanced age-related macular degeneration (pp. 105–158, 329 ref.). A 1-p. author index and a 4-pp. subject index are also included.

Section: Fats, oils and margarine

Keywords: ω-3 FATTY ACIDS; BOOKS; DIET; DISEASES; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACIDS; HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; EYE DISORDERS

Book

Accession number: 2009-04-Na0406

Date added: 2-Feb-2009

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