"Learn how to live a happier and healthier life by finding the right balance of omega fatty acids in your diet. Omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids are essential in the human diet. In Omega Balance, noted scientist Anthony J. Hulbert explains how the balance between these fatty acids in the human food chain has changed over the last half-century and the very serious negative health impacts this imbalance has created. An imbalance of these omega fats contributes to increased rates of obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, allergies, asthma, as well as cancer and a variety of other inflammatory diseases. Omega balance is also important for normal brain function, and an imbalance in these fatty acids is associated with depression, mood disorders, and neurodegenerative diseases. Hulbert provides extensive information on the omega balance of different foods and discusses fascinating details about human evolution, dietary changes throughout history, the effect of diet on human development and physiological processes, and more. He investigates the paleo diet of our ancestors and describes the dramatic changes that have accompanied the increased ultra-processing of modern foods. Omega Balance is an essential guide to understanding a significant problem in our modern food chain and will make us rethink the food we eat"--
Record details
ISBN:9781421445786
ISBN:1421445778
ISBN:9781421445779
Physical Description:xiii, 325 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm print
Publisher:Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2023
Copyright:℗♭2023
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Formatted Contents Note:
Essentials of nutrition: an evolutionary perspective -- The omega balance of foods: seeds, leaves, and meats -- Earlier diets: from paleo-times to the mid-twentieth century -- The omega story: diet changes over the last half-century -- The importance of cell membranes and the link with diet -- Obesity and diabetes -- Cardiovascular disease and inflammation -- Allergies, auto-immune diseases, and cancer: disease associated with chronic inflammation -- On the brain and on pain -- Mental health and happiness -- Of mice and men: lerssons from the Fat-1 mouse -- The omega story and solutions: food composition, labels and diet choices -- Postscript: Omega balance and COVID-19
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