Lipidomics is an important subject of personalized medicine in relation to nutrition and metabolism. The lipidomic approach has become important due to the substantial presence of lipid-based nutraceuticals (such as omega-3, omega-6 and omega-9) in the market, since it provides personalized criteria on how to choose the right nutraceutical strategy for both prevention and for quality of life. This multi-disciplinary textbook uses a simple and practical approach to provide a comprehensive overview of lipidomics in connection with health and nutrition. The text is divided into two parts:

• Part 1 outlines the basic concepts of lipidomics and focuses on the biochemical and nutritional aspects with descriptions of the fatty acid families, free radical stress affecting lipids, antioxidants and analytical methods employed for the examination of cell membrane fatty acid composition.

• Part 2 familiarizes the reader with the use of membrane lipidomic diagnostics in practical health care, using health conditions as examples to introduce the concept of lipidomic profiles in different physiological and pathological situations including prevention.

Using the perspective of membrane lipidomics, readers will be able to combine the molecular status with the clinical evaluation of the subject for personalized nutritional and nutraceutical strategies.

Membrane Lipidomics for Personalized Health will be beneficial to biologists, biochemists and medical researchers, as well as health care professionals, pharmacists, and nutritionists seeking an integrated molecular approach and in-depth information on this topic.