Sanjib Bhattacharya

Abstract

Fixed oils and fats are integral and essential parts of normal human diet since time immemorial. These are linked to normal physiological functioning as well as to the etiology of diseases; and on the other hand, their dietary prophylaxis. Consumption of fats and oils along with other lifestyle factors has been attributed to the pathogenesis of several disease conditions. Dietary supplementation of some health beneficial fixed oils and fats and avoiding certain deleterious ones can definitely prevent the occurrence of disease conditions and may improve the existing disease conditions. The present review