Fatty acids as cancer preventive tools in the dietary modulation of altered lipid profiles associated with hepatocarcinogenesis.

Description

This thesis consists of a brief description on cancer, carcinogenesis, the changes in the type and level of dietary fat available in our diets over time and association with the development of certain diseases. The main focus of this research was on omega 6 and omega 3 essential fatty acids (EFA) and their interaction with regards to carcinogenesis.

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Tags

Cancer. Nutritional aspects

Cancer. Diet therapy

Liver. Cancer

Lipids in nutrition

Fat. Physiological effect

Carcinogenesis

Food. Fat content. Health aspects.

Additional Fields

Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uwc/oai:UWC_ETD:http%3A%2F%2Fetd.uwc.ac.za%2Findex.php%3Fmodule%3Detd%26action%3Dviewtitle%26id%3Dinit_5523_1174039367
Date	January 2005
Creators	Abel, Stefan
Source Sets	South African National ETD Portal
Language	English
Detected Language	English
Type	Theses and Dissertations
Format	PDF
Coverage	ZA
Rights	Copyright: University of the Western Cape