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Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Keys to Nutritional Health

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Editors:
  1. Mahabaleshwar V. Hegde

    1. Real Nutrition Laboratory, Bharati Vidyapeeth University Real Nutrition Laboratory, Dhankawadi, India

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  2. Anand Arvind Zanwar

    1. Center for Innovation in Nutrition Health Disease, Bharati Vidyapeeth University , Dhankawadi Pune, India

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  3. Sharad P. Adekar

    1. Western IRB Medical Vice Chair, Puyallup, USA

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  • Discusses the nutritional effects of Omega-3 on health and disease

  • Contains the most up-to-date information on Omega-3

  • Written by an international group of expert authors

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (40 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. Nutrition, Life, Disease, and Death

    • Mahabaleshwar V. Hegde, Anand Arvind Zanwar, Sharad P. Adekar
    Pages 1-10

  3. Flax Bio-village Concept

    • Mahabaleshwar V. Hegde, Anand Arvind Zanwar, Prakash B. Ghorpade
    Pages 11-20

  4. Status Paper on Linseed/Flax Agriculture

    • P. K. Singh
    Pages 21-44

  5. Omega-3 Milk

    • Anand Arvind Zanwar, Yogesh S. Badhe, Subhash L. Bodhankar, Prakash B. Ghorpade, Mahabaleshwar V. Hegde
    Pages 45-50

  6. Omega-3 Egg

    • Manohar L. Panse, Shripad P. Atakare, Mahabaleshwar V. Hegde, Shivajirao S. Kadam
    Pages 51-66

  7. Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Hyperlipidaemias

    • J. J. A. Ferguson, C. B. Dias, M. L. Garg
    Pages 67-78

  8. World Market of Omega-3 Fatty Acids

    • Manohar L. Panse, Shital D. Phalke
    Pages 79-88

  9. Fortification of Food with Omega-3 Fatty Acids

    • Manohar L. Panse, Shital D. Phalke
    Pages 89-100

  10. Importance of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids from Marine Algae

    • Rafael Zárate, Nabil el Jaber-Vazdekis, Raquel Ramírez-Moreno
    Pages 101-126

  11. Emulsions of Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Better Bioavailability and Beneficial Health Effects

    • Sarang S. Puranik
    Pages 127-139

  12. Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Inflammatory Diseases

    • Salma Mukhtar Mir, Sanjit Kanjilal, Syed Ubaid Ahmed
    Pages 141-155

  13. Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Cancer: Insight into the Mechanism of Actions in Preclinical Cancer Models

    • Asavari A. Joshi, Mahabaleshwar V. Hegde, Sharad P. Adekar
    Pages 157-171

  14. Linseed as a Functional Food for the Management of Obesity

    • Siti Raihanah Shafie, Hemant Poudyal, Sunil K. Panchal, Lindsay Brown
    Pages 173-187

  15. Role of Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Metabolic Syndrome

    • Ana Elsa Huerta, Laura M. Laiglesia, Leyre Martínez-Fernández, Maria J. Moreno-Aliaga
    Pages 189-202

  16. Balancing Omega-6: Omega-3 Ratios in Oilseeds

    • Tejas P. Chirmade, Smrati Sanghi, Ashwini V. Rajwade, Vidya S. Gupta, Narendra Y. Kadoo
    Pages 203-220

  17. Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Diabetic Complications

    • A. V. Mali, S. S. Bhise, Surendra S. Katyare
    Pages 221-227

  18. Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Mitochondrial Functions

    • Surendra S. Katyare, A. V. Mali
    Pages 229-233

  19. Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Alzheimer’s Disease

    • Santosh D. Devkar, Surendra S. Katyare
    Pages 235-238

  20. Prevention of Oxidative Stress by Omega-3 Fatty Acids in the Brain

    • Akhlaq A. Farooqui, Tahira Farooqui
    Pages 239-249
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About this book

This volume argues for the importance of essential nutrients in our diet.  Over the last two decades there has been an explosion of research on the relationship of Omega-3 fatty acids and the importance of antioxidants to human health.  Expert authors  discuss the importance of a diet rich in Omega-3 Fatty acids for successful human growth and development and for the prevention of disease.  Chapters highlight their contribution to the prevention and amelioration of a wide range of conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, cancer, obesity, mental health and bone health.  

An indispensable text designed for nutritionists, dietitians, clinicians and health related professionals, Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Keys to Nutritional Health presents a comprehensive assessment of the current knowledge about the nutritional effects of Omega-3 fatty acids and their delivery in foods. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Real Nutrition Laboratory, Bharati Vidyapeeth University Real Nutrition Laboratory, Dhankawadi, India

    Mahabaleshwar V. Hegde

  • Center for Innovation in Nutrition Health Disease, Bharati Vidyapeeth University , Dhankawadi Pune, India

    Anand Arvind Zanwar

  • Western IRB Medical Vice Chair, Puyallup, USA

    Sharad P. Adekar

About the editors

Mahabaleshwar V. Hegde, M.Sc., Ph.D.
Professor
Center for Innovation in Nutrition Health Disease, IRSHA     
Medical College Campus, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University 
Dhankawadi    
Pune, Maharashtra
India 


Anand Arvind Zanwar,  M.Pharma., Ph.D.
Scientist
Center for Innovation in Nutrition Health Disease, IRSHA     
Medical College Campus, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University 
Dhankawadi    
Pune, Maharashtra    
India
 

Sharad P Adekar, M.D., Ph.D
Medical Vice Chair
Western IRB
Department of IRB Affairs
Puyallup, WA 
USA


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Omega-3 Fatty Acids

  • Book Subtitle: Keys to Nutritional Health

  • Editors: Mahabaleshwar V. Hegde, Anand Arvind Zanwar, Sharad P. Adekar

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40458-5

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-40456-1Published: 04 October 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-82106-1Published: 22 April 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-40458-5Published: 15 September 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXI, 610

  • Number of Illustrations: 26 b/w illustrations, 69 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Clinical Nutrition, Nutrition, Food Science, Complementary & Alternative Medicine, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

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