Lipid substances with protective health effects

Abstract

The discovery of specific physiological effects that certain lipids exert on human organism led to increased interest both of researchers and public for their consumption in order to preserve and improvement of health. Favorable health effects have been ascribed to a number of lipid substances and most of the scientific papers and researches are concerned with essential lipid acids, particularly those belonging to omega-3 series, conjugated linolic acid, lecithin and fit sterols.

Otkriće specifičnih fizioloških efekata koje pojedini lipidi imaju na organizam čoveka doprinelo je interesovanju stručnjaka i najšire javnosti za njihovu primenu u održavanju i unapređenju dobrog zdravstvenog stanja. Danas se većem broju lipidnih supstancija pripisuju povoljni zdravstveni efekti, a najveći broj radova i istraživanja se odnosi na esencijalne masne kiseline, posebno one iz omega-3 serije, konjugovanu linolnu kiselinu, lecitin i biljne sterole.