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Summary: Essential Reading for the Nutritionally Informed
Review: Dr. Erasmus does an excellent job of laying out the facts concerning the important role fats play in our overall quality of life. Those of us in America have been supplied with much mis-information by those seeking monetary gain at the expense of the health of the people. We have become 'Fat' conscience and prey for the greedy 'food' manufactures who have capitalized on ignorance. Dr. Erasmus does an excellent job in denouncing the myths about fats in the diet, pointing us to the well documented truth of the vital role 'good fats' plan in our body and the harmful effects of the highly processed fats. This book is an excellent resource manual that will not collect dust in the library of those truly interested in optimal health.
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Summary: A Complex Topic Made Easy!
Review: Fats That Heal Fats That Kill is a highly recommended book. The chapters are broken down into small sections and written in understandable terms. Let's face it, the mass of the population are not scientifically trained and Udo has taken on the task of bridging the gap between the laboratory findings and the average person who's health will benefit greatly from reading Fats That Heal Fats That Kill. On the otherhand, if you ARE interested in furthering your knowledge of what happens with fats in the body and the differences between them on a scientific level, the diagrams and explainations are excellent. I have come across much research in the last few years that supports Udo's findings. Very exciting!
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Summary: Something important for everyone
Review: I have been always puzzled by numerous kinds of fats mentioned in many health related books and conflicting information pieces provided in there. I bought a couple of medical books to understand fats, but they were too tough to read for the poeple like me who are in non-medical fields. And then I found this amazing book. This book explain almost everything about what fat is, how it is metabolized in our body, all the different kinds of fats, how fats are related with our health, and etc. And it does not simply explain to us. The book explains using chemical symbols. So there are a lot of chemical diagrams of all kinds of fats: 3HC-C....C-COOH stuffs. If you didn't take General Chemistry course in College, this book is a tough reading. However, the author says that you can skip such chemistry part without losing any flow of the book, which I agree. However, I think that it is that chemistry part which makes this book shine and stood from any other books that simply say the confusing results or incorrect information. I thought that I had quite a good amount of information regarding general nutrition and fat in particular, since I read good amount of books available. After I read this book, I realized that I was misunderstanding or had misinformation on fats, which is the most important nutrient. Understanding fat is not simple. And I think that understanding fat is very important, before we plan our healthy diet. I would recommend this book anyone who would like to understand fats and who are interested in health in general.
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Summary: An Excellent Resource for the Most Important Nutrient - Fat
Review: I have been always puzzled by numerous kinds of fats mentioned in many health related books and conflicting information pieces provided in there. I bought a couple of medical books to understand fats, but they were too tough to read for the poeple like me who are in non-medical fields. And then I found this amazing book. This book explain almost everything about what fat is, how it is metabolized in our body, all the different kinds of fats, how fats are related with our health, and etc. And it does not simply explain to us. The book explains using chemical symbols. So there are a lot of chemical diagrams of all kinds of fats: 3HC-C....C-COOH stuffs. If you didn't take General Chemistry course in College, this book is a tough reading. However, the author says that you can skip such chemistry part without losing any flow of the book, which I agree. However, I think that it is that chemistry part which makes this book shine and stood from any other books that simply say the confusing results or incorrect information. I thought that I had quite a good amount of information regarding general nutrition and fat in particular, since I read good amount of books available. After I read this book, I realized that I was misunderstanding or had misinformation on fats, which is the most important nutrient. Understanding fat is not simple. And I think that understanding fat is very important, before we plan our healthy diet. I would recommend this book anyone who would like to understand fats and who are interested in health in general.
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Summary: Arm Yourself With Knowledge
Review: I've been reading about Dr. Budwig's research on the role of fats in the body and found this book to be a wonderful complement to that information. Mr. Erasmus' book explains the difference between fats and the methods used to obtain them (I learned what "expeller pressed" means) and how the fats industry makes its money by manipulating natural fats to prolong their shelf lives--processes that are not very conducive to anyone's health, by the way. What I most liked about Mr. Erasmus' book, however, was the fact that, although he does speak about his own oil blend, he encourages people to read and think for themselves, which is what it's all about. This book is not the 'definitive' book on the subject, but it is written in such a way as to be extremely helpful in deciphering all the jargon. This book is a wonderful tool, and I highly recommend its use as such.
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Summary: Arm Yourself With Knowledge
Review: I've been reading about Dr. Budwig's research on the role of fats in the body and found this book to be a wonderful complement to that information. Mr. Erasmus' book explains the difference between fats and the methods used to obtain them (I learned what "expeller pressed" means) and how the fats industry makes its money by manipulating natural fats to prolong their shelf lives--processes that are not very conducive to anyone's health, by the way. What I most liked about Mr. Erasmus' book, however, was the fact that, although he does speak about his own oil blend, he encourages people to read and think for themselves, which is what it's all about. This book is not the 'definitive' book on the subject, but it is written in such a way as to be extremely helpful in deciphering all the jargon. This book is a wonderful tool, and I highly recommend its use as such.
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Summary: Great sales pitch Udo.
Review: This book is a great source of uncovering the facts on the oil processing industry and how processed oils are the culprits to our sickness(plus refined sugar and flour.) For that I give it a 2 star rating. This book is poorly written. I have an interest in this topic and I had trouble getting through it. Udo does not understand the concept of simplicity and not repeating yourself with useless nutrient info. The underlining purpose for Udo to write this book is to promote and sell his designer oil blend, "Udo's Choice." He is making a killing along with Flora in ruling the health food industry with his expensive blend. That fact is that humans do not need nearly the amount of E.F.A's as he states and is literally snowballing the public into gorging on polyunsaturated fats which are extremely unstable in the body, especially if you eat cooked foods. His tiny bit of Vit E that he adds to his blend will not make up for the difference which he advocates(up to 10 tablespoons!) If you want a real, unbiased book on fats which is written by an actual researcher and biochemist, I invite you to save your money and purchase,"Know your Fats" by Mary Enig. She is not a salesperson for Flora like Udo is. What we need is fresh RAW butter for our fat needs. We need 80 times more butter than flax oil. And if the butter comes from grass fed cattle it provides our omega fats in natures balanced ratio(2:1 Omega 6-3) Our ancestors lived thousands of years on this life giving nutrient and they didn't crave Udo'Choice oil blend. It really boils down to this, trust your tastes. Do you crave butter or flax oil? Everybody craves butter because it is a nutritious food for us. Udo cleverly decieves the reader into thinking that saturated fats are "sticky" and cause heart disease. Cooked fats like meats and pasturized butter and cream perhaps do cause harm to the body. RAW saturated fats do not. I eat raw butter, cream and meat. Eat all raw foods and you will be healthy! I would highly recommend the book "Nutrition and Physical Degeneration" by Weston A Price.
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Summary: LANDMARK BOOK---A MUST READ
Review: This book should be required reading in every high school health class. Why? For way too long, even those who are health conscious with the best intentions have made critical mistakes in choosing our fats and oils. For example, for years I purchased unrefined oils of "macrobiotic quality", packaged in a clear bottle and used them at high heat...a critical mistake! Read this book and find out why!! Even worse are those who are consuming fats that are "illness by prescription"--and don't know it. Learn the truth, corroborated with good science, get informed, use the information. This book is THE quintessential one on making one of the most vital decisions in your daily cuisine. Erasmus has a gift of taking the complex and making it an easy read. More importantly, one can, after reading this book, use the information to reach for your maximum health potential. If you have a desire to be as healthy as your genetics will allow, then do not skip this book---it is as critical as anything you do, including check-ups and medical tests. I feel most fortunate I got my hands on it before I did more damage. I wish it were published at the beginning of the century. Many of the degenerative diseases would have been greatly diminished. Finally, to his credit, Erasmus does not use the book to promote his propietary oil, Udo's Choice, manufactured by the top of the line Flora Company. Rather, he gives you the information to decide how to purchase the best oils
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Summary: The Fat Bible
Review: This is a landmark work in the study of fat. Yes it is a "relatively" easy read given that the author starts you off on a crash course in organic chemistry. Nevertheless it is rather heavy going in places and I believe it is more useful as a reference book than as a cover to cover health read. This is a book you will want to keep handy as you will refer to it again and again. It is true that Erasmus does include a push for his own oil product. It is, however, well known that his involvement in EFA oil production came AFTER the bulk of his studies and research ie the product is in response to an exposed need. This book was certainly not written to sell his oil. The references to his own product are few. This is a well written, well organised, objective text.
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Summary: A Book that's an Infomercial
Review: This is a landmark work in the study of fat. Yes it is a "relatively" easy read given that the author starts you off on a crash course in organic chemistry. Nevertheless it is rather heavy going in places and I believe it is more useful as a reference book than as a cover to cover health read. This is a book you will want to keep handy as you will refer to it again and again. It is true that Erasmus does include a push for his own oil product. It is, however, well known that his involvement in EFA oil production came AFTER the bulk of his studies and research ie the product is in response to an exposed need. This book was certainly not written to sell his oil. The references to his own product are few. This is a well written, well organised, objective text.
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