In the early 1900s, dietary fat was viewed simply as a source of calories, interchangeable
with carbohydrates, but in 1929 and 1930, a husband-and-wife team published two papers …

The use of lipids in the current, post-1900 world was compared with ancient world lipid
consumption as a window into human nutritional demands. Eating fats and oils was once a …

For all of history, minus the last thirty years, fat has been at the center of human diets and
cultures. When scientists theorized a link between saturated fat and heart disease, industry …

Fat gets a bad rap even though it is a nutrient that you need in your diet, just not too much.
Not all fats are equal. Learn all about dietary fats, which ones actually boost your health and …

Current perceptions that fat is evil and should be avoided both in our bodies and our mouths
are thoroughly reviewed in The Fats of Life. The author takes a refreshing and intriguing …

This book aims to fill the gap between unscientific comments about the hazards and benefits
of high-fat or low-fat diets and weight control found in magazines and technical and medical …

Omega-3s, trans-fats, polyunsaturated fatty acids, linoleic acidùresearch facts about fatty
acids and their relationship to heart disease and atherosclerosis, obesity, cancer, and …

Saturated fats from animal and vegetable sources provide a concentrated source of energy
in the diet; they also provide the building blocks for cell membranes and a variety of …

Dietary fat was recognized as a good source of energy and fat-soluble vitamins by the first
part of the 20th century, but fatty acids were not considered to be essential nutrients because …

Fats in foods and fat on the body have become national obsessions. With due cause.
Research is showing the far-reaching deleterious effects of obesity as well as relationships …