Trans fatty acid isomers in human health and in the food industry

Biological Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 273-287

  Valenzuela, Alfonso ^a   Morgado, Nora ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Conjugated linoleic acid; Health effects of trans isomers; Hydrogenation and trans fatty acids; Positional and geometric isomerization of fatty acids; Trans fatty acid isomers

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; FISH OIL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LIPOPROTEIN A; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; VEGETABLE OIL;

ATHEROGENESIS; BIOCHEMISTRY; CANCER RISK; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH; HYDROGENATION; NUTRITION; REVIEW; TRANS ISOMER;

EID: 0033505706     PISSN: 07169760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0716-97601999000400007     Document Type: Review

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