TY - CHAP AU - Chiranjiv Pradhan AU - Nikhila Peter AU - Namitha Dileep ED - Venketeshwer Rao ED - Leticia Rao ED - Md Ahiduzzaman ED - A. K. M. Aminul Islam Y1 - 2020-11-12 PY - 2020 T1 - Nuts as Dietary Source of Fatty Acids and Micro Nutrients in Human Health N2 - Nuts, including peanuts, have always been an important part of the human diet. They are nutrient-dense food products containing health-friendly lipids, beneficial phytonutrients, and other essential vitamins and minerals. Basic, clinical, and epidemiological research is now being directed towards understanding the mechanisms by which nuts influence human health and developing dietary guidelines for their optimum consumption. Research is also being directed towards the issues of fungal contamination of nuts, associated risks to human health, and methods of minimizing such risks. This book addresses these topics in chapters written by international experts in the field. BT - Nuts and Nut Products in Human Health and Nutrition SP - Ch. 3 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.94327 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.94327 SN - 978-1-78985-511-1 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-23 ER -