Dunbar B S, Bosire R V, Deckelbaum R J
Omega Farms Ltd., Ol Kokwe Island, Lake Baringo, Kenya; CEBIB, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.
Omega Farms Ltd., Ol Kokwe Island, Lake Baringo, Kenya.
Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2014 Dec;398(1-2):69-77. doi: 10.1016/j.mce.2014.10.009. Epub 2014 Oct 23.
Lipids are essential for plant and animal development, growth and nutrition and play critical roles in health and reproduction. The dramatic increase in the human population has put increasing pressure on human food sources, especially of those sources of food which contain adequate levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and more importantly, sources of food which have favorable ratios of the n-3 (18-carbon, α-linolenic acid, ALA) to n-6 (18-carbon linoleic acid, LA) PUFAs. Recent studies have demonstrated the beneficial effects of the n-3 PUFAs in diets as well as potentially negative effects of excessive levels of n-6 PUFAs in diets. This review discusses these human health issues relating to changes in diets based on environmental and industrial changes as well as strategies in East Africa for improving lipid composition of food using indigenous sources.
脂质对于动植物的发育、生长和营养至关重要，在健康和繁殖方面发挥着关键作用。人口的急剧增长给人类食物来源带来了越来越大的压力，尤其是那些含有足够水平多不饱和脂肪酸（PUFAs）的食物来源，更重要的是，那些具有有利的n-3（18碳，α-亚麻酸，ALA）与n-6（18碳亚油酸，LA）多不饱和脂肪酸比例的食物来源。最近的研究表明了饮食中n-3多不饱和脂肪酸的有益作用以及饮食中n-6多不饱和脂肪酸过量的潜在负面影响。本综述讨论了与基于环境和工业变化的饮食变化相关的这些人类健康问题，以及东非利用本土资源改善食物脂质组成的策略。
