The queen of fats
Subtitle: why omega-3s were removed from the Western diet and what we can do to replace them
By: Susan Allport.
Series: California studies in food and culture ;; 15
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
Subjects: Essential fatty acids in human nutrition; Omega-3 fatty acids -- Health aspects; Omega-3 fatty acids -- Research -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What's for dinner?; title: A trip to greenland; title: How the omegas got their name; title: Monsieur cholesterol; title: Fishy fats; title: Tree lard and cow oil; title: The chemist in the kitchen; title: Out of Africa ...; title: ... And into the membrane; title: Where have all the omega-3s gone?; title: The speed of life; title: Putting omega-3s back into your food supply; title: The proof is in the pudding.