| Preface and Acknowledgements | p. xix |
| Introduction | p. xxi |
| A Broader Context | p. 1 |
| Fatty Degeneration - The Importance of Fats | p. 3 |
| Foundations of Human Health | p. 5 |
| Face Fats! Components of Fats, Oils, and Cholesterol | p. 11 |
| Fatty Acids Overview | p. 13 |
| What's in a Name? - Naming Fatty Acids | p. 23 |
| Hard Fats and Saturated Fatty Acids (SaFAs) | p. 29 |
| The Sugar-Fat Connection | p. 31 |
| Liquid Oils and Unsaturated Fatty Acids (UFAs) | p. 39 |
| The Healing Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs) | p. 43 |
| Triglyceride Fats (TGs) | p. 54 |
| Phospholipids (PLs) and Membranes | p. 58 |
| Lecithin | p. 62 |
| Cholesterol | p. 64 |
| Essential Nutrients | p. 73 |
| Fat Cats in the Fats Lane History, Oil Making, Toxic Products, and Promotion | p. 83 |
| A Brief History of Oil Making | p. 85 |
| The Business of Fats and Oils | p. 90 |
| From Seed to Oil - Commercial Oil Making Methods | p. 93 |
| From Oil to Margarine - Hydrogenation | p. 100 |
| Margarines, Shortenings, and Trans- Fatty Acids | p. 106 |
| Other Toxic Products | p. 112 |
| Erucic Acid: Toxic or Beneficial? | p. 116 |
| Light, Free Radicals, and Oils | p. 118 |
| Frying and Deep-Frying | p. 125 |
| Fractionation and Transesterification | p. 129 |
| Advertising and Jargon | p. 132 |
| Polyunsaturates and Superunsaturates | p. 136 |
| Vitamin E and Polyunsaturates | p. 139 |
| 'Cold-pressed': A Meaningless Term | p. 141 |
| Making Oils with Human Health in Mind | p. 144 |
| Packaging and Storing Oils | p. 146 |
| Labeling Oil Products | p. 148 |
| Fats and Figures - Fats in the Human Body | p. 153 |
| Body Fat | p. 155 |
| Fat Consumption and Daily Requirement | p. 160 |
| Digestion of Fats, Oils, and Cholesterol | p. 163 |
| Metabolism of Fats and Oils | p. 169 |
| Vitamin and Mineral Co-Factors in Fat and Cholesterol Metabolism | p. 172 |
| Individuality | p. 175 |
| Orthomolecular Nutrition | p. 178 |
| Stress and the Battery of Life | p. 185 |
| Antioxidants and the Fire That is Life | p. 190 |
| Why Calorie Counting Fails and What to Do to Lose Weight | p. 192 |
| Blood Cholesterol = Plasma Lipoproteins = HDL, LDL, and Lp(a) | p. 199 |
| The Fats of Life - Fats in Food Products | p. 205 |
| Diet Controversies | p. 207 |
| Rating Oils in Diets | p. 210 |
| How Fat are Your Foods? | p. 213 |
| Cholesterol in Foods | p. 221 |
| Meats | p. 223 |
| Mother's Milk and Dairy Products | p. 227 |
| Poultry | p. 231 |
| Eggs | p. 232 |
| Oils in Seeds | p. 235 |
| Butter Verus Margarine | p. 242 |
| Tropical Fats | p. 246 |
| Hidden Junk Fats and Fat Substitutes | p. 249 |
| New Research - New Fats Fat Finding Missions, Breakthroughs, Applications | p. 251 |
| Virgin Olive Oils - Unrefined Versus Refined | p. 253 |
| Oils from Fish and Seafoods: EPA and DHA | p. 258 |
| Snake Oil (EPA) and Patent Medicines | p. 265 |
| Evening Primrose, Borage, and Black Currant Oils: GLA | p. 269 |
| Prostaglandins (PGs) | p. 275 |
| Flax: LNA | p. 279 |
| Hemp: LA, LNA, and GLA | p. 287 |
| Exotic Oils | p. 292 |
| Oil and Protein Work Together | p. 294 |
| Budwig, Flax Oil, and Protein | p. 298 |
| Flax and Oil Blend Recipes | p. 303 |
| Medium-Chain Triglycerides (MCTs) | p. 308 |
| Alkylglycerols | p. 309 |
| Oils and Sunshine - Light and Health | p. 310 |
| Balanced Nutrition and Life-Style | p. 315 |
| Fats and Fates - Fats and Degenerative Diseases | p. 323 |
| Changes in Fat Consumption and Degenerative Disease | p. 325 |
| Degenerative Diseases | p. 327 |
| Is the Cholesterol Theory Wrong? | p. 331 |
| Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) | p. 338 |
| Diabetes | p. 341 |
| Overweight and Constipation | p. 343 |
| Skin Conditions, Tanning Lotions, and Ozone | p. 346 |
| Female Conditions | p. 350 |
| Allergies, Arthritis, and Asthma | p. 351 |
| Addictions, Mental Illness, and Violence | p. 356 |
| 'Bugs': Candida Yeast, Fungi, Bacteria, and Chronic Fatigue | p. 358 |
| Cancer | p. 362 |
| AIDS | p. 369 |
| Auto-Immune Conditions | p. 372 |
| Other Degenerative Conditions | p. 375 |
| Aging and Longevity | p. 377 |
| Infants and Oils | p. 380 |
| Athletes and Oils | p. 384 |
| Pets and Oils | p. 388 |
| The Business and Politics of Health | p. 389 |
| Toward Total Health - Live Long and Feel Fat-astic | p. 397 |
| Recommendations for Health | p. 399 |
| The Biological Basis of Natural Therapies | p. 407 |
| Health as Wholeness | p. 416 |
| Abbreviations | p. 425 |
| Glossary | p. 427 |
| Bibliography | p. 436 |
| Index | p. 444 |
| About the Author | p. 455 |
| Services Provided | p. 456 |
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