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The Queen of Fats: Why Omega-3s Were Removed from the Western Diet and What We Can Do to Replace Them (Volume 15) (California Studies in Food and Culture) Paperback - 2008 - 1st Edition
by Allport, Susan
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- Title The Queen of Fats: Why Omega-3s Were Removed from the Western Diet and What We Can Do to Replace Them (Volume 15) (California Studies in Food and Culture)
- Author Allport, Susan
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Condition New
- Pages 232
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of California Press
- Date 2008-01-30
- Features Bibliography, Glossary, Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # ING9780520253803
- ISBN 9780520253803 / 0520253809
- Weight 0.58 lbs (0.26 kg)
- Dimensions 7.95 x 5.49 x 0.56 in (20.19 x 13.94 x 1.42 cm)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005035605
- Dewey Decimal Code 612.397
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From the rear cover
"A wonderful explanation of the wide world of fats that is a must-read for discerning (and healthy) eaters."--Mehmet C. Oz, author of You: An Owner's Manual
"Susan Allport's account of the discovery of omega-3 fatty acids combines colorful science, intriguing personalities, and a well-digested biochemistry into a convincing recipe for a healthier diet. The Queen of Fats is a fascinating new detective story--with a solution that matters!"--Richard Wrangham, author of Demonic Males: Apes and the Origins of Human Violence
"The Queens of Fats is a fascinating nutritional detective story delivering a big surprise: how one of the most important changes to the diet wrought by industrialization of food went unnoticed. But if Allport is right, the disappearance of omega-3s from the Western diet is the key to understanding why that diet is making us so sick."--Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
"Allport provides a fascinating 'whodunit' about the discovery of how fats work, what wonders omega-3s could perform in thwarting chronic disease, and a timely warning to the world about the imbalance of essential fats in the food supply. I reveled in the twists and turns of nutrition history as it unfolds and uncovers the ways food processing carries hefty health risks, as well as benefits."--Sharron Dalton, author of Our Overweight Children: What Parents, Schools, and Communities Can Do to Control the Fatness Epidemic
"Susan Allport's account of the discovery of omega-3 fatty acids combines colorful science, intriguing personalities, and a well-digested biochemistry into a convincing recipe for a healthier diet. The Queen of Fats is a fascinating new detective story--with a solution that matters!"--Richard Wrangham, author of Demonic Males: Apes and the Origins of Human Violence
"The Queens of Fats is a fascinating nutritional detective story delivering a big surprise: how one of the most important changes to the diet wrought by industrialization of food went unnoticed. But if Allport is right, the disappearance of omega-3s from the Western diet is the key to understanding why that diet is making us so sick."--Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
"Allport provides a fascinating 'whodunit' about the discovery of how fats work, what wonders omega-3s could perform in thwarting chronic disease, and a timely warning to the world about the imbalance of essential fats in the food supply. I reveled in the twists and turns of nutrition history as it unfolds and uncovers the ways food processing carries hefty health risks, as well as benefits."--Sharron Dalton, author of Our Overweight Children: What Parents, Schools, and Communities Can Do to Control the Fatness Epidemic
