"Revised, updated, and expanded edition of the best-seller Fats and oils." Includes bibliographical references (pages 436-443) and index
Contents:
Preface and Acknowledgements Introduction Section 1. A Broader Context 1. Fatty Degeneration - The Importance of Fats 2. Foundations of Human Health Section 2. Face Fats! Components of Fats, Oils, and Cholesterol 3. Fatty Acids Overview 4. What's in a Name? - Naming Fatty Acids 5. Hard Fats and Saturated Fatty Acids (SaFAs) 6. The Sugar-Fat Connection 7. Liquid Oils and Unsaturated Fatty Acids (UFAs) 8. The Healing Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs) 9. Triglyceride Fats (TGs) 10. Phospholipids (PLs) and Membranes 11. Lecithin 12. Cholesterol 13. Essential Nutrients Section 3. Fat Cats in the Fats Lane History, Oil Making, Toxic Products, and Promotion 14. A Brief History of Oil Making 15. The Business of Fats and Oils 16. From Seed to Oil - Commercial Oil Making Methods 17. From Oil to Margarine - Hydrogenation 18. Margarines, Shortenings, and Trans- Fatty Acids 19. Other Toxic Products 20. Erucic Acid: Toxic or Beneficial? 21. Light, Free Radicals, and Oils 22. Frying and Deep-Frying 23. Fractionation and Transesterification 24. Advertising and Jargon 25. Polyunsaturates and Superunsaturates 26. Vitamin E and Polyunsaturates 27. 'Cold-pressed': A Meaningless Term 28. Making Oils with Human Health in Mind 29. Packaging and Storing Oils 30. Labeling Oil Products Section 4. Fats and Figures - Fats in the Human Body 31. Body Fat 32. Fat Consumption and Daily Requirement 33. Digestion of Fats, Oils, and Cholesterol 34. Metabolism of Fats and Oils 35. Vitamin and Mineral Co-Factors in Fat and Cholesterol Metabolism 36. Individuality 37. Orthomolecular Nutrition 38. Stress and the Battery of Life 39. Antioxidants and the Fire That is Life 40. Why Calorie Counting Fails and What to Do to Lose Weight 41. Blood Cholesterol = Plasma Lipoproteins = HDL, LDL, and Lp(a) Section 5. The Fats of Life - Fats in Food Products 42. Diet Controversies 43. Rating Oils in Diets 44. How Fat are Your Foods? 45. Cholesterol in Foods 46. Meats 47. Mother's Milk and Dairy Products 48. Poultry 49. Eggs 50. Oils in Seeds 51. Butter Verus Margarine 52. Tropical Fats 53. Hidden Junk Fats and Fat Substitutes Section 6. New Research - New Fats Fat Finding Missions, Breakthroughs, Applications 54. Virgin Olive Oils - Unrefined Versus Refined 55. Oils from Fish and Seafoods: EPA and DHA 56. Snake Oil (EPA) and Patent Medicines 57. Evening Primrose, Borage, and Black Currant Oils: GLA 58. Prostaglandins (PGs) 59. Flax: LNA 60. Hemp: LA, LNA, and GLA 61. Exotic Oils 62. Oil and Protein Work Together 63. Budwig, Flax Oil, and Protein 64. Flax and Oil Blend Recipes 65. Medium-Chain Triglycerides (MCTs) 66. Alkylglycerols 67. Oils and Sunshine - Light and Health 68. Balanced Nutrition and Life-Style Section 7. Fats and Fates - Fats and Degenerative Diseases 69. Changes in Fat Consumption and Degenerative Disease 70. Degenerative Diseases 71. Is the Cholesterol Theory Wrong? 72. Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) 73. Diabetes 74. Overweight and Constipation 75. Skin Conditions, Tanning Lotions, and Ozone 76. Female Conditions 77. Allergies, Arthritis, and Asthma 78. Addictions, Mental Illness, and Violence 79. 'Bugs': Candida Yeast, Fungi, Bacteria, and Chronic Fatigue 80. Cancer 81. AIDS 82. Auto-Immune Conditions 83. Other Degenerative Conditions 84. Aging and Longevity 85. Infants and Oils 86. Athletes and Oils 87. Pets and Oils 88. The Business and Politics of Health Section 8. Toward Total Health - Live Long and Feel Fat-astic 89. Recommendations for Health 90. The Biological Basis of Natural Therapies 91. Health as Wholeness Abbreviations Glossary Bibliography Index About the Author Services Provided
