The Complete & up to Date Fat Book: A Guide to the Fat, Calories and Fat Percentages in Your Food - Softcover

A blue-ribbon federal panel of 38 health organizations, ranging from the AMA to the AHA, stated in no uncertain terms that Americans must limit their fat consumption. The great American diet is composed of more than 40% fat-derived calories. Over the past ten years studies have linked high-fat intake with hypertension, cancer, heart attack, stroke, and other degenerative diseases. With the confusing nature of food labels, it has been difficult for consumers to sort out the fat and calorie information that they really need--that is, until now.