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1 Department of Biochemistry, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Deemed University, Coimbatore - 641 043, IN
Source
The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, Vol 33, No 10 (1996), Pagination: 238-249
Abstract
Fat is an important component of human diet and fulfils several nutritional functions. It is a concentrated source of energy and helps to increase the caloric density of diets. It is an important source of essential fatty acids, a carrier of fat soluble vitamins and facilitates their absorption and mobilisation. In India, vegetable oils are the major source of dietary fats.