This volume contains the proceedings of an International Symposium held in Toulouse on 22 to 23 April 1988 on essential fatty acids. This symposium was initiated by Professor Jacques Ghisolfi and Kabi Laboratories were honoured to contribute to the organization of the meeting. Specialists from several countries gathered to discuss developments about essential fatty acids. The intention was to bring the audience up to the state of the art in this field.

This book represents an international symposium and incorporates a complete state-of-the-art review in the area of essential fatty acids and infant nutrition. It brings together the results of the exchange of views between clinicians and researchers in Europe and in the United States and Canada.