Fat Production and Consumption: Technologies and Nutritional Implications

Among the major components of human diet, edible fats and oils are typically produced through various forms of technological manipulation of naturally available starting material. It is also generally recognized that dietary fat, namely the type and amount, playa significant role in modulating the health stat~s of large population groups in econ­ omically advanced countries, and that, more specifically, the onset and progression of a number of diseases of wide incidence and large socio-econ...