Omega-6/3 Fatty Acids

Part I: Introduction 1. Historic Perspective and The Economics of Omega-6/3Fabien De Meester 2. Attention to Prevention Bill Lands 3. Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Genetic Expressions Ram Bahadur Singh, A. K. Singh, Shaan E. Alam, Fabien De Meester, Jan Fedacko, Suniti M. Dharwadkar, and Lekh R. Juneja Part II: Omega - 3 Status and Functions 4. Optimal Omega-3 Levels for Different Age Groups Clemens von Schacky 5. Omega 3 Fatty Acid "Status" from the Neonate to the Elderly, as Affected by Dietary, Lifestyle and Physiological Factors Claudio Galli 6. DHA in the Second Six Months of Life Eric L. Lien 7. DHA, EPA and Ocular Health Jeffrey Anshel 8. Impact of Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Cognitive and Mental Development Jan Philipp Schuchardt and Andreas Hahn 9. Long-Chain Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Psychotic Disorders Nilufar Mossaheb, Monika Schloegelhofer, Miriam R. Schaefer, Paolo Fusar-Poli, Stefan Smesny, Patrick McGorry, Gregor Berger, and G. Paul Amminger 10. Recent Findings on Cardiovascular and Mental Health Effects of Krill Oil and Omega-3 Phospholipids Lena Burri and Kjetil Berge 11. Docosahexaenoic Acid and Angiogenesis: A Review Asim K. Duttaroy and Sanjay Basak 12. Why Is There So Much DHA in the Brain, Retina, and Testes? Possible Implications for Human Reproduction and the Survival of Our SpeciesOlav A. ChristophersenPart III: Sources of Long Chain Omega-3 PUFA 13. Where Will Future LC-Omega-3 Come From? Towards Nutritional SustainabilityJ. T. Winkler 14. Prospects for a Sustainable Increase in the Availability of Long-Chain Omega-3s: Lessons from the Antarctic Krill Fishery Simeon L. Hill 15. Marine Phospholipids and Their Applications - Next Generation Omega-3 Lipids Michael Schneider 16. ALA Sources - Plants, Seeds, and Nuts Wayne Coates Part IV: Sustainability, Quality and Regulations 17. Having Your Omega 3 Fatty Acids and Eating Them Too: Strategies to Ensure and Improve the Long-chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Content of Farm-raised FishJesse T. Trushenski and John C. Bowzer 18. Enzymatic Concentration of Omega-3 Fatty Acids Thomas Balle and David Cowan 19. Production Techniques for Omega-3 Concentrates Peter Lembke 20. Measuring the Levels of EPA and DHA in Nutraceutical Oils Kirsten Kramer, Ching-hui Tseng, and Kangming Ma 21. Regulatory and Labeling Challenges for Long-chain Omega 3 Products in the European Union Nigel Baldwin 22. From Columbus to TsimTsoum Concepts: a Kyoto-type ApproachFabien De Meester