The Ultimate Omega-3 Diet: Maximize the Power of Omega-3s to Supercharge Your Health, Battle Inflammation, and Keep Your Mind Sharp
Product Type: Book
Product Price: $23.95
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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Description
Live longer, better, and healthier with omega-3s!
The Ultimate Omega-3 Diet is the first book to offer simple, practical steps for striking the proper balance between miraculous omega-3 fats and the less-healthy omega-6 fats to get the most out of your diet. Armed with the practical information in The Ultimate Omega-3 Diet, you'll be able to:
- Discover delicious omega-3-rich foods that are right in your supermarket
- Cook mouthwatering meals using the 40 included recipes and meal plans
- Navigate the often-confusing supplements aisle
- Read food labels to identify hidden omega-6 fats found in many foods
- Pack in omega-3s even when eating out
- Learn the omega-3 and omega-6 content of more than 900 foods
Reviews
Rating: 4 / 5
Date: 2010-08-29
Summary: "Fast and Simple Read - not too preachy"
I got this book after hearing the author on NPR with others discussing the benefits of Omega 3's. The book was easy to read, chapters were quick and to the point. It's one of those books your read through quickly - mull on it awhile- and then pick it up again and re-read to really get it ingrained. If anything else, it makes you take your fish oil pills!
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-04-29
Summary: "The Psychological Disturbances in the Brain Explained"
Tribole (2007) described the psychological disturbances in the brain and how omega 3 fatty acids regulate key chemicals that affect mood. Omega 3 fatty acids are required for growth and development of the brain, not to mention the brain cells--where communication can also affect IQ. This role has many implications for learning disorders, dementia, stress, and hostility. The books included information about cellular communication and provided clear and easy-to-understand examples, such as how cells are a wireless community for the brain and how the brain (mis-)functions can wreak havoc on learning and memory. Omega 3 fatty acid structures in the cell body are the key architecture of the membrane the biological fence that surrounds each cell and affects the fluidity of the cell.
Rating: 4 / 5
Date: 2009-11-03
Summary: "Good book"
The book is useful but I think there are way too many omega 6 oils in her recipes.
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2008-09-14
Summary: "splendid book"
First it's appearance. The book has a good size, it is surprisingly beautiful with the dustcover removed. The pages have a perfect weight and aren't overly whitenend.
I found the "scientific" content very understandable. It was written for normal people. I liked the broad context in which omega 3 fats were placed and I would have liked an even more broad perspective. For instance, are there also other omega fats in the saturated fats class? Omega 3, 6 and 9 are mentioned, but do Omega 1, 2, 4 etc. exist at all?
With regard to the studies and the health benefits of Omega 3 fatty acids I found the book a little bit repetitive, but I suppose that all the more shows that this fat is good in a lot of ways. In the book there are by the way 14 pages of references to all kinds of studies.
The best thing this book offers are the 52 pages of fat contents of all kinds of foods (total fat, total omega 6, total omega 3, ratio 6:3, LA, AA, ALA, EPA, DHA). After reading this book and studying these pages, you definitely know which foods are good and which aren't, regarding to it's fat content.
Just some random things I liked:
- the writer explains where omega fats got their name from
- there is an explanation on transfats
- lots of tables and figures
Martijn
The Netherlands
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2008-08-19
Summary: "Explains this complex area about as well as it can be explained"
I just finished reading The Ultimate Omega-3 Diet by Evelyn Tribole. This book can be considered a successor to The Queen of Fats (by Susan Allport). She explains this complex subject about as well as it can be explained. It's not surprising that the general public has not heard much about the conflict between Omega-3s and Omega-6s; the area is confusing.
She includes 50 pages of detail about many (but not all) foods, including columns for: Total Fat, Omega-3, Omega-6, ratio of 6 to 3, LA, AA, ALA, EPA, and DHA.
I found it fascinating how she tweaked the diets of two of her clients, who generally were eating healthy foods, to change their 6:3 ratios to what is considered a better ratio (for one of them, it went from 11:1 to 1.5:1).
I found the arguments in both this book and Queen of Fats to be compelling, and consequently have been modifying my food choices.