The Queen of Fats; mega 3s

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This is not an official endorsement ... Just a FYI....

New book coming out from UCBerkeley...

The Queen of Fats

Why Omega-3s Were Removed from the Western Diet and What We Can Do to Replace

Them

Allport

DESCRIPTION

A nutritional whodunit that takes readers from Greenland to Africa to Israel,

The Queen of Fats gives a fascinating account of how we have become deficient

in a nutrient that is essential for good health: the fatty acids known as

omega-3s. Writing with intelligence and passion, Allport tells the story

of these vital fats, which are abundant in greens and fish, among other foods.

She describes how scientists came to understand the role of omega-3s in our

diet, why commercial processing has removed them from the food we eat, and what

the tremendous consequences have been for our health. In many Western

countries, epidemics of inflammatory diseases and metabolic disorders have been

traced to omega-3 deficiencies. The Queen of Fats provides information for

every consumer who wants to reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer,

arthritis, and obesity and to improve brain function and overall health. This

important and compelling investigation into the discovery, science, and

politics of omega-3s will transform our thinking about what we should be

eating.

* Includes steps you can take to add omega-3s to your diet

* Shows why eating fish is not the only way, or even the best way, to increase

omega-3s.

* Provides a new way to understand the complex advice about the role and

importance of fats in the body

* Explains how and why the food industry has created a deadly imbalance of fats

in our foods

* Shows how omega-3s can be reintroduced to our diet through food enrichment

and changes in the feeding of livestock

CONTENTS (back to top)

1. What's for Dinner?

2. A Trip to Greenland

3. How the Omegas Got Their Name

4. Monsieur Cholesterol

5. Fishy Fats

6. Tree Lard and Cow Oil

7. The Chemist in the Kitchen

8. Out of Africa . . .

9. . . . and into the Membrane

10. Where Have All the Omega-3s Gone?

11. The Speed of Life

12. Putting Omega-3s Back into Your Food Supply

13. The Proof Is in the Pudding

Time Line

Glossary

Notes

Acknowledgments

Index

More info at:

http://www.ucpress.edu/books/pages/10264.html

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If you've read the book, please tell me if it contains any biochem pathways for the omega 3s.

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