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The big fat surprise : why butter, meat, and cheese belong in a healthy diet / Nina Teicholz.
Challenges popular misconceptions about fats and nutrition science, revealing the distorted claims of nutrition studies while arguing that more dietary fat can lead to better health, wellness, and fitness.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781451624427 (hardcover) :
- ISBN: 9781451624434 (trade pbk.) :
- Physical Description: ix, 479 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2014, ©2014.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-453) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The fat paradox -- Why we now think saturated fat is unhealthy -- Diet-heart hypothesis becomes policy -- The flawed science behind saturated vs. polyunsaturated fats -- The diet-heart dogma goes to Washington -- Benefits would be shared by all? -- Lost at sea on the Mediterranean diet ... -- The bad bargain: replacing sat fats with trans fats -- Getting rid of trans fats: an even worse unintended consequence? -- Why fat (including saturated) is good for you -- Conclusion. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Lipids in human nutrition. Saturated fatty acids in human nutrition. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Selkirk College.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castlegar Campus Library | QT 235 T47 2014 (Text)
Copy: c. 1
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B001626187 | General | Volume hold | Available | - |
