Controlling Your Fat Tooth: What Every Person Needs to Know About Dietary Fat

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What every person needs to know about dietary fat. How to beat your fat cravings. How to put yourself on a fat budget. How to reduce fat consumption to 30% of caloric intake. How to make smart food choices and lose weight without dieting. How cutting fat will make a positive difference in every aspect of your-Xand your family-Ys-Xhealth.

UNDERSTANDING THE BASICS

,h The link between excess dietary fat and heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes

,h Why all calories are not created equal

,h The hidden fat in baked goods and convenience foods

,h The difference between saturated, polyunsaturated, and monounsaturated oils

,h The marriage of sugar and fat, and the truth behind the -_sweet tooth-"

,h Food labels and the myths about -_lite-" and -_low-fat-"

-_Controlling Your Fat Tooth is a scientifically sound, effective tool for translating into everyday actions what we know we should do: eat less fat.-"

(Adam Drewnowski, Ph.D., Director, Program in Human Nutrition, University of Michigan)

-_This is a take-charge book! . . . it offers a sensible, do-it-yourself approach to changing food habits without deprivation. After reviewing the information, suggestions, and every single recipe for nutritional content, I can tell you that these authors know what they-Yre doing.-"

(Evette M. Hackman, Ph.D., R.D., Nutrition and food editor, Shape magazine)