The Modern Nutritional Diseases: Heart Disease, Stroke, Type-2 Diabetes, Obesity, Cancer : and how to Prevent Them |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Lipids | 7 |
The Connection | 23 |
Figure 21 Impact of Nutrients on Insulin and Glucagon Production | 24 |
Figure 22 Metabolism of the Essential Fatty Acids | 43 |
Figure 24 The Metabolism of Arachidonic Acid via the COX2 Pathway | 49 |
Related Health Problems | 57 |
Your Daily Fare | 73 |
Table | 98 |
Common Fatty Acids | 108 |
Table | 125 |
Nutritional Supplements | 133 |
93 | 142 |
23 | 169 |
Buyer Beware | 171 |
What Do You Do Now? | 189 |
Common terms and phrases
acetyl CoA adults adverse drug reactions alpha-linolenic acid American diet amino acids amounts animal biochemical biochemistry blood cholesterol blood glucose levels body fat calories cancer carbohydrates carbon cardiovascular disease cause cells Chapter chemicals cholesterol cholesterol levels daily deficiency depletion desaturase dietary fats doses double bonds EFA's eicosanoids energy enzyme essential fatty acids excess Extension Magazine fat and cholesterol fats and oils folic acid foods fructose function glucagon glutathione grams guidelines heart disease herbs high blood homocysteine human important increase inhibit insulin intake ketone bodies Krebs cycle lipids liver low-fat metabolism milligrams minerals modern nutritional diseases nutrients nutritional supplements obesity omega-3 fatty acids omega-6 to omega-3 optimum health pathway percent prescription drugs prevent promote prostaglandins protein recommended risk saturated fats scientific selenium starch statin statin drugs stroke sugar sulfur symptoms synthesis tion tissue trans fats triglycerides type-2 diabetes vitamin vitamins B6
References to this book
Lipitor, Thief of Memory: Statin Drugs and the Misguided War on Cholesterol Duane Graveline No preview available - 2004 |