Research has clearly established a link between omega-3 fatty acids and general health, particularly cardiovascular health. Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Brain and Neurological Health is the first book to focus exclusively on the role of omega-3 fatty acids on general brain health. The articles in this collection illustrate omega-3 fatty acids' importance in longevity, cognitive impairment, and structure and function of the brain's neurons.
Research has established links between omega-3 fatty acids and the developing brain, aging, dementia, Alzheimer's disease and multiple sclerosis. This book encompasses some of the most recent research, including the role of omega-3 fatty acid supplements on hippocampal neurogenesis, substantia nigra modulation, migraine headaches, the developing brain in animals, sleep, and neurodegenerative diseases. This collection helps to push research forward toward a complete understanding of omega-3 fatty acids' relationship to brain and neurological health.
Edited by:
Ronald Ross Watson (Professor Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and School of Medicine Arizona Health Sciences Center University of Arizona Tucson AZ USA),
Ronald Ross Watson (Professor,
Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and School of Medicine,
Arizona Health Sciences Center,
University of Arizona,
Tucson,
AZ,
USA),
Ronald Ross Watson (Professor,
Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and School of Medicine,
Arizona Health Sciences Center,
University of Arizona,
Tucson,
AZ,
USA),
Ronald Ross Watson (Professor,
Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and School of Medicine,
Arizona Health Sciences Center,
University of Arizona,
Tucson,
AZ,
USA)
Imprint: Academic Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 276mm,
Width: 216mm,
Spine: 28mm
Weight: 1.690kg
ISBN: 9780124105270
ISBN 10: 0124105270
Pages: 496
Publication Date: 20 June 2014
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Replaced By: 9780128152386
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
I: Overview of Neurological Changes: Targets for Dietary Omega-3 Fatty Acids 1. Enhanced longevity and role of omega-3 fatty acids 2. Molecular gerontology: Principles and perspectives for interventions 3. Peroxisomal pathways, their role in neurodegenerative disorders and therapeutic strategies 4. Unregulated lipid preoxidation in neurological dysfunction 5. Obesity, Western diet intake, and cognitive impairment 6. Genetic risk factors for diabetic neuropathy 7. n-3 fatty acid-derived lipid mediators against neurological oxidative stress and neuroinflammation 8. The impact of omega-3 fatty acids on quality of life II: Fatty Acids and Brain 9. Mammalian fatty acid amides of the brain and CNS 10. Low omega-3 fatty acids diet and the impact on the development of visual connections and critical periods of plasticity 11. The effects of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on maternal and child mental health; 12. Pain as modified by polyunsaturated fatty acids 13. Fish oil supplementation prevents age-related memory decline: Involvement of nuclear hormone receptors 14. Role of omega 3 fatty acids in brain and neurological health with special reference to clinical depression 15. Omega 3 fatty acid supplementation for major depression with chronic disease 16. The effectiveness of fish oil as a treatment for ADHD 17. Fatty acids and the aging brain 18. Cerebrovascular changes: The role of fat and obesity 19. The role of omega-3 fatty acids on Alzheimer's disease III: Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Structural Changes in Neuronal Tissues 20. Substantia nigra modulation by essential fatty acids 21. The role of omega-3 fatty acids in hippocampal neurogenesis 22. Imaging brain DHA metabolism in vivo, in animals and humans IV: Fatty Acids in Brain and Neurological Function in Infants and Children 23. Obesity and migraine in children 24. Dietary omega-3 sources during pregnancy and the developing brain: Lessons from studies in rats V: Fatty Acids and Neurological Outcomes 25. Omega-3 fatty acids and cognitive behavior 26. Lipid and lipid signaling in Drosophila models of neurodegenerative diseases 27. Polyunsaturated fatty acids in relation to sleep quality and depression in obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome 28. Omega-3 fatty acids in intellectual disability, schizophrenia, depression, autism and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders 29. Effect of omega 3 fatty acids on aggression 30. Multiple sclerosis: Modification of fish oil 31. Deuterium protection of polyunsaturated fatty acids against lipid peroxidation: A novel approach to mitigating mitochondrial neurological diseases VI: Dietary Fats, Obesity and Adverse Neurological Effects 32. Obesity, cognitive function and dementia: A life-span prospective 33. Dairy products and cognitive functions 34. Obesity and chronic low back pain: A kinematic approach 35. Fatty acids and the hippocampus VII: Contaminants and Removal from Fish Oils 36. Fish oil supplements, contaminants, excessive doses 37. Introduction to fish oil oxidation, oxidation prevention and oxidation correction
Ronald R. Watson, Ph.D., attended the University of Idaho but graduated from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, with a degree in chemistry in 1966. He earned his Ph.D. in biochemistry from Michigan State University in 1971. His postdoctoral schooling in nutrition and microbiology was completed at the Harvard School of Public Health, where he gained 2 years of postdoctoral research experience in immunology and nutrition. From 1973 to 1974 Dr. Watson was assistant professor of immunology and performed research at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. He was assistant professor of microbiology and immunology at the Indiana University Medical School from 1974 to 1978 and associate professor at Purdue University in the Department of Food and Nutrition from 1978 to 1982. In 1982 Dr. Watson joined the faculty at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center in the Department of Family and Community Medicine of the School of Medicine. He is currently professor of health promotion sciences in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman Arizona College of Public Health. Dr. Watson is a member of national and international nutrition, immunology, cancer, and alcoholism research societies. His patents are for antioxidant polyphenols in several dietary supplements including passion fruit peel extract, with more pending. This results from more than 10 years of polyphenol research in animal models and human clinical trials. He had done research on mouse AIDS and immune function for 20 years. For 30 years he was funded by NIH and Foundations to study dietary supplements in health promotion. Dr. Watson has edited more than 0 books on nutrition, dietary supplements and over-the-counter agents, and drugs of abuse, as scientific reference books. He has published more than 500 research and review articles.
Reviews for Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Brain and Neurological Health
This unique encyclopedic work is a great resource for anyone interested in this ubiquitous and fascinating fatty acid. I highly recommend it. Score: 79 - 3 Stars --Doody.com, December 2014
