TITLE: |
The queen of fats : why omega-3s were removed from the Western diet and what we can do to replace them / Susan Allport. |
AUTHOR: |
Allport, Susan. |
SERIES: |
California studies in food and culture ; 15 |
PUBLISHED: |
Berkeley : University of California Press, c2006. |
DESCRIPTION: |
222 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
NOTES: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-200) and index. |
NOTES: |
What's for dinner? -- A trip to Greenland -- How the omegas got their name -- Monsieur cholesterol -- Fishy fats -- Tree lard and cow oil -- The chemist in the kitchen -- Out of Africa-- -- And into the membrane -- Where have all the omega-3s gone? -- The speed of life -- Putting omega-3s back into your food supply -- The proof is in the pudding. |
SUBJECT: |
Essential fatty acids in human nutrition. |
SUBJECT: |
Omega-3 fatty acids--Health aspects. |
SUBJECT: |
Omega-3 fatty acids--Research--History. |