Fatty acids from marine fish and their implications in health and diseases In: Winter School on Vistas in Marine Biotechnology 5th to 26th October 2010

Fatty acids are carboxylic acids with long hydrocarbon chains (usually C12-22). Dietary fats are used to build every cell in the body and cell membranes are made of a variety of individual fatty acids. The essential fatty acids from marine fish haveprotective mechanisms against coronary heart diseas...

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Main Authors: Chakraborty, Kajal, Vijayagopal, P, Vijayan, K K
Format: Course Material
Language:English
Published: ICAR- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute 2010
Subjects:
Fish Nutrition
Fish Biotechnology
Greenland
eskimo*
Online Access:http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/16703/
http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/16686/
http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/16703/1/Vistas%20in%20Marine%20Biotechnology_2010_Chp%2026.pdf
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Summary:Fatty acids are carboxylic acids with long hydrocarbon chains (usually C12-22). Dietary fats are used to build every cell in the body and cell membranes are made of a variety of individual fatty acids. The essential fatty acids from marine fish haveprotective mechanisms against coronary heart disease, which became apparent in the investigations of the health status of Greenland Eskimos who consumed diets very high in fat from seals, whales, and fish, and yet had a low rate of coronary heart disease events.

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