Putting Dietary Lipids into Perspective: A Review

Authors

  • S.T. Balthazary Department of Veterinary Physiology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology and Toxicology P.O. Box 3017 Morogoro Tanzania
  • E.C.J. Phiri Department of Veterinary Physiology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology and Toxicology P.O. Box 3017 Morogoro Tanzania
  • G. Lawrence Department of Veterinary Physiology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology and Toxicology P.O. Box 3017 Morogoro Tanzania

Keywords:

Lipids, Fat, Nutrition, Health

Abstract

Much emphasis has been placed on dietary saturated fatty acids and cholesterol in recent years because of their implications in coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis. However, the polyunsaturated fatty acids may play an important role in coronary heart disease, as well as several other maladies, through their metabolism to a broad range of bioactive eicosanoids. This review attempts to shed some light on the ill effects of metabolites of polyunsaturated fatty acids with a notion that these essential nutrients may also be toxic when consumed in excess.

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Published

30-03-2000

How to Cite

Balthazary, S., Phiri, E. and Lawrence, G. (2000) “Putting Dietary Lipids into Perspective: A Review”, Tanzania Veterinary Journal, 20(1), pp. 27–42. Available at: http://tvj.sua.ac.tz/vet2/index.php/TVJ/article/view/428 (Accessed: 17 March 2025).

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 1 (2000)

Section

REVIEWS

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