Fats and Fatty Acids in Human Nutrition: Introduction

Fats and fatty acids in human nutrition: introduction.

a Nutrition and Consumer Protection Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome, Italy; b Department of Nutrition for Health and Development, World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva, Switzerland; c Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos (INTA), Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile; d Nutrition and Public Health Intervention Research Unit, London ...

Fats and Fatty Acids in Poultry Nutrition and Health

Long chain fatty acids and dietary fats in fetal nutrition.

Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids are essential nutrients for a healthy diet. The different kinds consumed by the mother during gestation and lactation may influence pregnancy, fetal and also neonatal outcome. The amount of fatty acids transferred from mother to fetus depends not only on maternal metabolism but also on placental function, i.e. by the uptake, metabolism and then transfer of...

Ruminant Nutrition: Fats, Fatty Acids, Oils, and Glycerin Supplementation I

Understanding of the bovine fecal microbiome could contribute to solving issues regarding animal production, cattle health and food safety. The objective of this study was to examine the influence of diet on the fecal microbiome in feedlot cattle. The next-generation pyrosequencing technology was used to investigate fecal microbiomes of 426 cattle fed one of 3 diets: finishing diet (83% dry-rol...

Strategies for altering population intakes of fats and fatty acids.

Quantitative dietary guidelines for fats were first issued in 1977 in the USA and these guidelines have changed little since then. In the UK only 14% of the population achieve the dietary goal for fat (33% energy) and only 3% achieve the target (10% energy) from saturated fatty acids. Analysis of the Dietary and Nutritional Survey of British Adults reveals that across quartiles of decreasing to...