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Fats That Heal, Fats That Kill : The Complete Guide to Fats, Oils, Cholesterol and Human Health » (REVISED)
Authors: Udo Erasmus
ISBN-13: 9780920470381, ISBN-10: 0920470386
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Books Alive
Date Published: December 1998
Edition: REVISED
Author Biography: Udo Erasmus
Book Synopsis
In Fats that Heal Fats that Kill, expert Udo Erasmus takes an in-depth look at the oil industry. Read about the politics of health and the way our bodies assimilate oil. Learn about modern healthful oils like flax, evening primrose and hemp.
Table of Contents
| Preface and Acknowledgements | xix | |
| Introduction | xxi | |
| Section 1 | A Broader Context | 1 |
| 1 | Fatty Degeneration - The Importance of Fats | 3 |
| 2 | Foundations of Human Health | 5 |
| Section 2 | Face Fats! Components of Fats, Oils, and Cholesterol | 11 |
| 3 | Fatty Acids Overview | 13 |
| 4 | What's in a Name? - Naming Fatty Acids | 23 |
| 5 | Hard Fats and Saturated Fatty Acids (SaFAs) | 29 |
| 6 | The Sugar-Fat Connection | 31 |
| 7 | Liquid Oils and Unsaturated Fatty Acids (UFAs) | 39 |
| 8 | The Healing Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs) | 43 |
| 9 | Triglyceride Fats (TGs) | 54 |
| 10 | Phospholipids (PLs) and Membranes | 58 |
| 11 | Lecithin | 62 |
| 12 | Cholesterol | 64 |
| 13 | Essential Nutrients | 73 |
| Section 3 | Fat Cats in the Fats Lane History, Oil Making, Toxic Products, and Promotion | 83 |
| 14 | A Brief History of Oil Making | 85 |
| 15 | The Business of Fats and Oils | 90 |
| 16 | From Seed to Oil - Commercial Oil Making Methods | 93 |
| 17 | From Oil to Margarine - Hydrogenation | 100 |
| 18 | Margarines, Shortenings, and Trans- Fatty Acids | 106 |
| 19 | Other Toxic Products | 112 |
| 20 | Erucic Acid: Toxic or Beneficial? | 116 |
| 21 | Light, Free Radicals, and Oils | 118 |
| 22 | Frying and Deep-Frying | 125 |
| 23 | Fractionation and Transesterification | 129 |
| 24 | Advertising and Jargon | 132 |
| 25 | Polyunsaturates and Superunsaturates | 136 |
| 26 | Vitamin E and Polyunsaturates | 139 |
| 27 | 'Cold-pressed': A Meaningless Term | 141 |
| 28 | Making Oils with Human Health in Mind | 144 |
| 29 | Packaging and Storing Oils | 146 |
| 30 | Labeling Oil Products | 148 |
| Section 4 | Fats and Figures - Fats in the Human Body | 153 |
| 31 | Body Fat | 155 |
| 32 | Fat Consumption and Daily Requirement | 160 |
| 33 | Digestion of Fats, Oils, and Cholesterol | 163 |
| 34 | Metabolism of Fats and Oils | 169 |
| 35 | Vitamin and Mineral Co-Factors in Fat and Cholesterol Metabolism | 172 |
| 36 | Individuality | 175 |
| 37 | Orthomolecular Nutrition | 178 |
| 38 | Stress and the Battery of Life | 185 |
| 39 | Antioxidants and the Fire That is Life | 190 |
| 40 | Why Calorie Counting Fails and What to Do to Lose Weight | 192 |
| 41 | Blood Cholesterol = Plasma Lipoproteins = HDL, LDL, & Lp(a) | 199 |
| Section 5 | The Fats of Life - Fats in Food Products | 205 |
| 42 | Diet Controversies | 207 |
| 43 | Rating Oils in Diets | 210 |
| 44 | How Fat are Your Foods? | 213 |
| 45 | Cholesterol in Foods | 221 |
| 46 | Meats | 223 |
| 47 | Mother's Milk and Dairy Products | 227 |
| 48 | Poultry | 231 |
| 49 | Eggs | 232 |
| 50 | Oils in Seeds | 235 |
| 51 | Butter Verus Margarine | 242 |
| 52 | Tropical Fats | 246 |
| 53 | Hidden Junk Fats and Fat Substitutes | 249 |
| Section 6 | New Research - New Fats Fat Finding Missions, Breakthroughs, Applications | 251 |
| 54 | Virgin Olive Oils - Unrefined Versus Refined | 253 |
| 55 | Oils from Fish and Seafoods: EPA and DHA | 258 |
| 56 | Snake Oil (EPA) and Patent Medicines | 265 |
| 57 | Evening Primrose, Borage, and Black Currant Oils: GLA | 269 |
| 58 | Prostaglandins (PGs) | 275 |
| 59 | Flax: LNA | 279 |
| 60 | Hemp: LA, LNA, and GLA | 287 |
| 61 | Exotic Oils | 292 |
| 62 | Oil and Protein Work Together | 294 |
| 63 | Budwig, Flax Oil, and Protein | 298 |
| 64 | Flax and Oil Blend Recipes | 303 |
| 65 | Medium-Chain Triglycerides (MCTs) | 308 |
| 66 | Alkylglycerols | 309 |
| 67 | Oils and Sunshine - Light and Health | 310 |
| 68 | Balanced Nutrition and Life-Style | 315 |
| Section 7 | Fats and Fates - Fats and Degenerative Diseases | 323 |
| 69 | Changes in Fat Consumption and Degenerative Disease | 325 |
| 70 | Degenerative Diseases | 327 |
| 71 | Is the Cholesterol Theory Wrong? | 331 |
| 72 | Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) | 338 |
| 73 | Diabetes | 341 |
| 74 | Overweight and Constipation | 343 |
| 75 | Skin Conditions, Tanning Lotions, and Ozone | 346 |
| 76 | Female Conditions | 350 |
| 77 | Allergies, Arthritis, and Asthma | 351 |
| 78 | Addictions, Mental Illness, and Violence | 356 |
| 79 | 'Bugs': Candida Yeast, Fungi, Bacteria, and Chronic Fatigue | 358 |
| 80 | Cancer | 362 |
| 81 | AIDS | 369 |
| 82 | Auto-Immune Conditions | 372 |
| 83 | Other Degenerative Conditions | 375 |
| 84 | Aging and Longevity | 377 |
| 85 | Infants and Oils | 380 |
| 86 | Athletes and Oils | 384 |
| 87 | Pets and Oils | 388 |
| 88 | The Business and Politics of Health | 389 |
| Section 8 | Toward Total Health - Live Long and Feel Fat-astic | 397 |
| 89 | Recommendations for Health | 399 |
| 90 | The Biological Basis of Natural Therapies | 407 |
| 91 | Health as Wholeness | 416 |
| Abbreviations | 425 | |
| Glossary | 427 | |
| Bibliography | 436 | |
| Index | 444 | |
| About the Author | 455 | |
| Services Provided | 456 |
Subjects
Health Books, Diet & Fitness Books
Diet & Nutrition Diets - Better Health
Health Books, Diet & Fitness Books Diet & Nutrition Nutrition - Popular Works
Diet & Nutrition Diets - Better HealthHealth Books, Diet & Fitness Books
Diet & Nutrition Nutrition - Popular Works