Contents

Preface and Acknowledgements xix

Introduction xxi

SECTION ONE
A Broader Context 1
1 Fatty Degeneration – The Importance of Fats 3
2 Foundations of Human Health 5

SECTION TWO
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 THREE
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

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