The queen of fats : why omega-3s were removed from the Western diet and what we can do to replace them / Susan Allport.

Berkeley ; London : University of California Press, [2006], ©2006.

222 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

What's for dinner? -- A trip to Greenland -- How the omegas got their name -- Monsieur cholesterol -- Fishy fats -- Tree lard and cow oil -- The chemist in the kitchen -- Out of Africa-- -- And into the membrane -- Where have all the omega-3s gone? -- The speed of life -- Putting omega-3s back into your food supply -- The proof is in the pudding.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-200) and index.