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Queen of Fats: Why Omega-3s Were Removed from the Western Diet and What We Can Do to Replace Them (California Studies in Food & Culture) (Paperback)

by Susan Allport (Author)
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"A decidedly proactive voice for healthy balance and moderation in fat consumption."--Gastronomica: Jrnl of Food & Culture


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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, Susan 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. It: 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; and, shows how omega-3s can be reintroduced to our diet through food enrichment and changes in the feeding of livestock.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A really valuable book, 29 April 2009
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This is a book that explains the real reasons for some of the 20th Century's chronic disease epidemics, such as obesity, heart disease, allergies and several cancers, in Western countries. Among the major dietary shifts in the Western world has been the shift from eating food with adequate levels of Omega-3 fats to food with low levels of these fats, mainly because the less volatile Omega-6 polyunsaturated oils are better suited to industrialised food (both animal and plant-based) production, distribution and retailing. An Omega-3 intake which is out of whack with the other polyansaturated fats in our diet however has disastrous consequences for health, a fact which is hidden by official government health advice, product advertising and the media.

This book explains the science which went on in the twentieth century to uncover the truth about Omega-3, what is wrong with the twenty-first century western diet and how and why that has an impact on our health. Like any good popular science writer (this is more than a health book), Susan Allport make her subject very accessible and the book contains some fascinating nuggets of information. You would not have known for example that Omega-3 oil is in fact not some hidden rare elixir of life lurking in the body parts of a few types of fish but the most common fatty acid to be found on the planet. Nor would you have known that increasing your Omega-3 intake would have little effect unless you also decreased your Omega-6 intake.

The book was perhaps a bit too long on the history and I would have liked her to devote more chapters to current food production issues, the impact of omega-3 on health and even more detailed advice. However, the extensive notes and bibliography has inspired me to research these further.

As a result of this book, I have thrown out all the cooking oils, salad dressings and so-called healthy margarines in my fridge and swig cold-pressed linseed oil every day. As a result, in less than a month, I feel more energised and centred. I have lost weight without even trying to diet and my skin feels soft and "proofed". A definite result.
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