From the reviews:“Collects and analyzes the current literature pertaining to the health risks associated with fat intake. … Written for both students and practitioners who work or plan to work in the areas of lipid function … it will be useful for dietitians, graduate students, medical students, registered nurses, and postdoctoral students. … a fantastic reference that will prove useful to many healthcare professionals. … I found the book very helpful. It is a good compilation of relevant information organized in a way that facilitates easy understanding.” (Georgia Gia Marinis, Doody’s Review Service, August, 2010)

• Behavioral Aspects of Eating.- Western Diet and Behavior: The Columbus Concept.- The Social Context of Dietary Behaviors: The Role of Social Relationships and Support on Dietary Fat and Fiber Intake.- Social Class, Food Intakes and Risk of Coronary Artery Disease in the Developing World: The Asian Paradox.- Social, Cultural, Economical, and Practical Factors.- Dietary Fats.- Partially Hydrogenated Fats in the US Diet and Their Role in Disease.- Fatty Acid Ratios in Free-Living and Domestic Animals.- Is Saturated Fat Bad?.- Alteration of Human Body Composition and Tumorigenesis by Isomers of Conjugated Linoleic Acid.- Insulin Resistance and Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Induced by Conjugated Linoleic Acid in Humans.- Fats and Cardiovascular Disease.- Dietary Fat Intake: Promotion of Disease in Carotid Artery Disease: Lipid Lowering Versus Side Effects of Statins.- Recent Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Trials: New Data, New Questions.- Leptin and Obesity: Role in Cardiac Structure and Dysfunction.- Cardiac Structural and Functional Changes in Genetically Modified Models of Obesity.- Fat-Modified Dairy Products and Blood Lipids in Humans.- Modified Milk Fat Reduces Plasma Triacylglycerol Concentrations: Health and Disease Effects.- Dietary Supplements, Cholesterol and Cardiovascular Disease.- Contaminants in Fats and Oils: Role in Illness.- Ill Health Effects of Food Lipids: Consequences of Inadequate Food Processing, Storage and Cooking.- Mycotoxins in Human Diet: A Hidden Danger.- Nutrition–Toxicological Dilemma on Fish Consumption.- Anthropogenic and Naturally Produced Contaminants in Fish Oil: Role in Ill Health.- Dietary and Pharmaceutical Approaches to Modify Fat-Induced Disease and Ill-Health.- Do Modern Western Diets Play a Role in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis?.- TheRole of Modern Western Diets in Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.- The Role of Dietary Fat in Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes.- Strategies to Modify School-Based Foods to Lower Obesity and Disease Risk.- Selenium Enigma: Health Implications of an Inadequate Supply.- Homocysteine: Role in Cardiovascular Disease.- Dietary Plant Extracts to Modify Effects of High Fat Modern Diets in Health Promotion.- Don’t Diet: Adverse Effects of the Weight Centered Health Paradigm.- Physical Activity in Diet-Induced Disease Causation and Prevention in Women and Men.

From the reviews:“Collects and analyzes the current literature pertaining to the health risks associated with fat intake. … Written for both students and practitioners who work or plan to work in the areas of lipid function … it will be useful for dietitians, graduate students, medical students, registered nurses, and postdoctoral students. … a fantastic reference that will prove useful to many healthcare professionals. … I found the book very helpful. It is a good compilation of relevant information organized in a way that facilitates easy understanding.” (Georgia Gia Marinis, Doody’s Review Service, August, 2010)

• Behavioral Aspects of Eating.- Western Diet and Behavior: The Columbus Concept.- The Social Context of Dietary Behaviors: The Role of Social Relationships and Support on Dietary Fat and Fiber Intake.- Social Class, Food Intakes and Risk of Coronary Artery Disease in the Developing World: The Asian Paradox.- Social, Cultural, Economical, and Practical Factors.- Dietary Fats.- Partially Hydrogenated Fats in the US Diet and Their Role in Disease.- Fatty Acid Ratios in Free-Living and Domestic Animals.- Is Saturated Fat Bad?.- Alteration of Human Body Composition and Tumorigenesis by Isomers of Conjugated Linoleic Acid.- Insulin Resistance and Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Induced by Conjugated Linoleic Acid in Humans.- Fats and Cardiovascular Disease.- Dietary Fat Intake: Promotion of Disease in Carotid Artery Disease: Lipid Lowering Versus Side Effects of Statins.- Recent Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Trials: New Data, New Questions.- Leptin and Obesity: Role in Cardiac Structure and Dysfunction.- Cardiac Structural and Functional Changes in Genetically Modified Models of Obesity.- Fat-Modified Dairy Products and Blood Lipids in Humans.- Modified Milk Fat Reduces Plasma Triacylglycerol Concentrations: Health and Disease Effects.- Dietary Supplements, Cholesterol and Cardiovascular Disease.- Contaminants in Fats and Oils: Role in Illness.- Ill Health Effects of Food Lipids: Consequences of Inadequate Food Processing, Storage and Cooking.- Mycotoxins in Human Diet: A Hidden Danger.- Nutrition–Toxicological Dilemma on Fish Consumption.- Anthropogenic and Naturally Produced Contaminants in Fish Oil: Role in Ill Health.- Dietary and Pharmaceutical Approaches to Modify Fat-Induced Disease and Ill-Health.- Do Modern Western Diets Play a Role in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis?.- TheRole of Modern Western Diets in Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.- The Role of Dietary Fat in Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes.- Strategies to Modify School-Based Foods to Lower Obesity and Disease Risk.- Selenium Enigma: Health Implications of an Inadequate Supply.- Homocysteine: Role in Cardiovascular Disease.- Dietary Plant Extracts to Modify Effects of High Fat Modern Diets in Health Promotion.- Don’t Diet: Adverse Effects of the Weight Centered Health Paradigm.- Physical Activity in Diet-Induced Disease Causation and Prevention in Women and Men.