Fish oil : uses, properties and role in human health / Frankie Burton, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Burton, Frankie, editor.

Series:

Nutrition and diet research progress series.

Nutrition and Diet Research Progress

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fish oils in human nutrition.

Fish oils--Health aspects.

Fish oils.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (157 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2016.

Summary:

Fish plays a useful role in a healthy and balanced diet. Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), more specifically omega-3 fatty acids, exert a positive effect on the cardiovascular and nervous system. They also play a key role on the development of the neonates brain and their visual development. Due to these beneficial characteristics, the demand of PUFA concentrates has recently increased and, consequently, the industrial interest on the production methods. Fish oil has traditionally been used as the main source of PUFA. This book provides a comparison among physical and enzymatic techniques for getting omega-3 concentrates from fish oil. It also aims to resume the proximate composition (i.e. lipid, protein, humidity and ash content) of the main discarded species in the Mediterranean Sea; examines the role of fish oil and omega-3 fatty acids in the mitigation and treatment of traumatic brain injuries; and discusses the long-term cardiovascular effects and safety of fish oil among women with diabetes and their infants.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Chapter 1; Omega-3 Concentrates from Fish Oil: A Comparison among Physical and Enzymatic Techniques; Department of Chemical Engineering,; University of Granada, Granada, Spain; Abstract; Introduction; Fish Oil as Source of PUFA; Concentration of PUFA in Fish Oil; Physical Concentration Processes; Crystallization at Low Temperature; Urea Complexation; Supercritical Fluid Extraction; Liquid and Supercritical Fluid Chromatography; Molecular Distillation; Enzymatic Enrichment; Materials and Methods; Materials; Winterization Process; Free Fatty Acid Production

Selection of Oil: Solvent Ratio and Class of LipidsSimple, Staged and Fractional Crystallization; Enzymatic Hydrolysis; Oils Characterization; Fatty Acid Profile Analysis and Lipid Class Composition; Determination of the Positional Distribution of Fatty Acids in TAG; Results and Discussion; Oil Characterization; Winterization; Selection of Oil:Solvent Ratio and Class of Lipids; Comparison of Operational Systems; Simple Winterization; Staged Crystallization; Fractional Crystallization; Enzymatic Hydrolysis; Conclusion; Acknowlegments; References; Chapter 2

Lipid Composition of Discarded Fish Species in the Mediterranean SeaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Granada, Granada, Spain; Abstract; Discards in the Mediterranean Sea: Current Situation and Normative; Worldwide Situation of Discards. Focus on the Southwestern Mediterranean Sea; Legal Framework; Omega-3 and Human Health; Lipid Content of Species in the Mediterranean Sea; Fatty Acids Profile of Discarded Species; Fatty Acid Regiodistribution and Nutritional Indexes; Fish Oils Up-Grading Techniques; Production of Omega 3 Concentrates: Physical Techniques

Enzymatic Processes: Production of Omega-3 Concentrates and Structured LipidsUp-Grading of Waste Fish Oil: Biodiesel Production; Conclusion; Acknowlegments; References; Chapter 3; Fish Oil and Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Roles in the Mitigation and Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury; Abstract; Introduction; Overview of Traumatic Brain Injuries; Pathophysiology of Secondary Injury; Current Therapies for TBI; Omega-3 PUFA: Roles in the CNS; Inflammatory Signaling; Apoptosis; Excitotoxicity; Omega-3 PUFA in TBI: Effects and Mechanisms; Human Studies; Animal Studies; Conclusion; References

Biographical SketchesChapter 4; The Long-Term Cardiovascular Effects and Safety of Fish Oil among Women with Diabetes and Their Infants; Abstract; Introduction; Fetal Origins of Adult Disease; Beneficial Effects of Fish Oil Supplementation among Pregnant Women; Risk Factors for Complications during Pregnancy; Fish Oil Improves Cardiovascular Disorders; Akt-Related Insulin Signaling among Rats from Diabetic Mothers; Molecular Mechanism for the Beneficial Effects of Fish Oil; Safety of Fish Oil; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Biographical Sketch; Index; Blank Page

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63485-047-5