CHAPTER ONE
1.0Â Â Â Introduction
1.1Â Â Â Â Essential Fatty Acids
1.2Â Â Â Â Importance of essential fatty acids (EFAs)
1.3Â Â Â Â Essential fatty acid (EFA) status
1.4Â Â Â Â Essential fatty acid deficiency (EFAD) and insufficiency
1.5Â Â Â Â Biochemical assessment of essential fatty acid status
CHAPTER TWO
2.0Â Â Intestinal absorption of (essential) fatty acids
2.1Â Â Â Â Lipolysis
2.2Â Â Â Â Bile
2.3Â Â Â Â Uptake into the enterocyte
2.4Â Â Â Â Intracellular transport of fatty acids in the enterocyte
2.5Â Â Â Â Smoking in relation to Aortic Aneurysm
2.6Â Â Â Â Smoking in relation to Peripheral Arterial Disease
CHAPTER THREE
3.0Â Â Â Â Malabsorption of (essential) fatty acids
3.1Â Â Â Â Defects in lipolysis of dietary triacylglycerols in the intestinal lumen
3.2Â Â Â Â Defects in transport between intestinal lumen and epithelium
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0Â Â Â Â Conditions of impaired essential fatty acid status associated with hepatobiliary disturbances
4.1Â Â Â Â Cholestasis
4.2Â Â Â Â Cystic fibrosis
4.3Â Â Â Â Essential fatty acid deficiency
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0Â Â Â Â Conclusion
Reference
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