25 Virgin Olive Oil Benefits UNIT A THE KEY ROLE OF DIET IN HEALTH: OLIVE OILS CHAPTER 1 OLIS AND FATS 34 Abel Mariné-Font 1.1. Animal and vegetable fats 36 - Aspects and general concepts - Classification - The function of fat in human nutrition 1.2. Nutritional and dietetic properties of extra virgin olive oil 41 - Characteristics and types of olive oil - Biological properties of extra virgin oil: nutritional and dietetic aspects 1.3. The olive tree and olive oil within the Mediterranean cultural and dietary framework 43 1.4. References – For further knowledge 45 CHAPTER 2 TRANS FATTY ACIDS AND HEALTH 46 Elvira Larqué-Daza, Ángel Gil 2.1. Introduction 48 2.2. Dietetic sources and trans fatty acids consumption 49 2.3. Trans fatty acids and health in adults 51 2.4. Effects of trans fatty acids at the perinatal stage 54 2.5. Legislation for trans fatty acids 55 2.6. References – For further knowledge 57 CHAPTER 3 OLIVE OIL: PRODUCTION, TYPES OF OIL, AND COMPOSITION 58 Alberto Fernández-Gutiérrez, Alegría Carrasco-Pancorbo, Irene Serrano-García y Lucía Olmo-García 3.1. Introduction, definition, and general description of olive oil production 60 table of contents
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