Modern Dietary Fat Intakes in Disease Promotion

• Behavioral Aspects of Eating.- Western Diet and Behavior: The Columbus Concept.- The Social Context of Dietary Behaviors: The Role of Social Relationships and Support on Dietary Fat and Fiber Intake.- Social Class, Food Intakes and Risk of Coronary Artery Disease in the Developing World: The Asian Paradox.- Social, Cultural, Economical, and Practical Factors.- Dietary Fats.- Partially Hydrogenated Fats in the US Diet and Their Role in Disease.- Fatty Acid Ratios in Free-Living and Domestic Animals.- Is Saturated Fat Bad?.- Alteration of Human Body Composition and Tumorigenesis by Isomers of Conjugated Linoleic Acid.- Insulin Resistance and Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Induced by Conjugated Linoleic Acid in Humans.- Fats and Cardiovascular Disease.- Dietary Fat Intake: Promotion of Disease in Carotid Artery Disease: Lipid Lowering Versus Side Effects of Statins.- Recent Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Trials: New Data, New Questions.- Leptin and Obesity: Role in Cardiac Structure and Dysfunction.- Cardiac Structural and Functional Changes in Genetically Modified Models of Obesity.- Fat-Modified Dairy Products and Blood Lipids in Humans.- Modified Milk Fat Reduces Plasma Triacylglycerol Concentrations: Health and Disease Effects.- Dietary Supplements, Cholesterol and Cardiovascular Disease.- Contaminants in Fats and Oils: Role in Illness.- Ill Health Effects of Food Lipids: Consequences of Inadequate Food Processing, Storage and Cooking.- Mycotoxins in Human Diet: A Hidden Danger.- Nutrition–Toxicological Dilemma on Fish Consumption.- Anthropogenic and Naturally Produced Contaminants in Fish Oil: Role in Ill Health.- Dietary and Pharmaceutical Approaches to Modify Fat-Induced Disease and Ill-Health.- Do Modern Western Diets Play a Role in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis?.- TheRole of Modern Western Diets in Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.- The Role of Dietary Fat in Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes.- Strategies to Modify School-Based Foods to Lower Obesity and Disease Risk.- Selenium Enigma: Health Implications of an Inadequate Supply.- Homocysteine: Role in Cardiovascular Disease.- Dietary Plant Extracts to Modify Effects of High Fat Modern Diets in Health Promotion.- Don’t Diet: Adverse Effects of the Weight Centered Health Paradigm.- Physical Activity in Diet-Induced Disease Causation and Prevention in Women and Men.

From the reviews: "Collects and analyzes the current literature pertaining to the health risks associated with fat intake. ... Written for both students and practitioners who work or plan to work in the areas of lipid function ... it will be useful for dietitians, graduate students, medical students, registered nurses, and postdoctoral students. ... a fantastic reference that will prove useful to many healthcare professionals. ... I found the book very helpful. It is a good compilation of relevant information organized in a way that facilitates easy understanding." (Georgia Gia Marinis, Doody's Review Service, August, 2010)