Safety of oils and fats

Though there are nutritional advantages to consuming vegetable fat that is rich in poly-unsaturated fatty acids (PUFA's), this can also entail health hazards that are linked to their potential oxidative deterioration. This oxidative deterioration can be the outcome of numerous and varying causes. This publication examines these causes as well as the different kinds of oxidation products in the light of what is known about their toxicity for humans. Though our knowledge in this field has increased, we are left with many partial data, or even a lack of data, especially as regards the ingestion o... Mehr ...