Lipids (fats and oils) are essential cellular components in animals, plants, and bacteria, and they play an important role in human nutrition. This book presents a detailed account of the nutritional aspects of all types of lipid-fatty acids, triacylglycerols, phospholipids, sphingolipids, sterols, and fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K). The importance of the omega-3/omega-6 fatty acid ratio in cardiovascular health is well known, but the nutritional balance of lipids also impacts the immune system, the central nervous system, and cancer processes.

Introduction, history, and evolution -- Nature and sources of the main lipids -- Lipids and human nutrition -- Lipids and health. Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgment; Author; Chapter 1: Introduction, History, and Evolution; Chapter 2: Nature and Sources of the Main Lipids; Chapter 3: Lipids and Human Nutrition; Chapter 4: Lipids and Health; Abbreviations; Back Cover.