ABSTRACT

Dr. Lands expertly explains how curative/treatment interventions have unsuccessfully prevented diseases by ignoring the initial dietary causes of disease and death. With years of clinical and dietary expertise, he uses clear examples and current data to demonstrate how a moderate, balanced diet is the key to long-term good health. This edition includes an expanded glossary of words and concepts to help readers recognize how specific nutrient imbalances in our normal diets can contribute to disease and death. Also new to this edition are dietary tables showing the link between diet choices and the levels of healthy omega-3 in the body. As Dr. Lands eloquently states, "Curiosity is the beginning of understanding, and a steady pursuit of our questions seems to always lead us into new adventures and new understandings."


The second edition of Fish, Omega-3 and Human Health reaffirms that the essential fatty acids in the foods we eat form hormones that have powerful effects on human life. While many find it hard to believe that a simple change of diet can affect so many aspects of their lives, this book aims to shift prevailing attitudes about the relationship between foods and disease.

chapter |6 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|11 pages

Epidemiology and Curiosity

chapter 2|8 pages

Foods, Drugs, and Disease Mechanisms

chapter 3|10 pages

Essential Fatty Acids

chapter 5|14 pages

Heart Disease

chapter 6|16 pages

Heart Attack

chapter 7|8 pages

Vasospasm

chapter 8|4 pages

Strokes

chapter 9|8 pages

Hypertension

chapter 10|22 pages

Immune Responses

chapter 11|8 pages

Cell Proliferation and Cancer

chapter 12|6 pages

Maps and the Unknown

chapter 13|19 pages

Acyl-CoA Pathways

chapter 14|13 pages

Pathways to Prostaglandins

chapter 16|6 pages

Pathways to Leukotrienes

chapter 17|9 pages

Polyunsaturated Acids in Tissues and Foods

chapter 18|15 pages

Overall Supply of n-3 Fatty Acids

chapter 19|15 pages

Alternative Diets