The Ultimate Omega-3 Diet: Maximize the Power of Omega-3s to Supercharge Your Health, Battle Inflammation, and Keep Your Mind Sharp [Hardcover]

Evelyn Tribole (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 25, 2007

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

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Evelyn Tribole, M.S., RD, is an award-winning dietitian and the author of many books, including Healthy Homestyle Cooking, which has sold more than a million copies, and Intuitive Eating. She was a contributing editor to Shape magazine for 11 years, has appeared on “Good Morning America,” “Today,” CNN, and Fox News, and been featured in USA Today, Prevention, People, and other national publications. A former spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association, she has a nutrition counseling practice in Irvine, California.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 340 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (May 25, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071469869
• ISBN-13: 978-0071469869
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #535,444 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD is an award-winning registered dietitian, with a nutrition counseling practice in Newport Beach, California. She has a passion helping people create a healthy relationship with their food, mind and body; whether it's through one-on-one counseling, writing, speaking or media appearances.

She has written seven books including the bestsellers Healthy Homestyle Cooking and Intuitive Eating(co-author). Her newest book is the Ultimate Omega-3 Diet.

Evelyn was the nutrition expert for Good Morning America, appearing from 1994-'95 and was a national spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association for 6 years. She was contributing editor for Shape magazine where her monthly column, Recipe Makeovers, appeared for 11 years.

She is often sought by the media for her nutritional expertise and has appeared on hundreds of interviews, including: CNN, Today Show, MSNBC, Fox News, USA Today, Wall St. Journal and People magazine.

As a speaker, Evelyn is passionate and has been called, "Wonderfully wise and funny", whether providing a keynote or full-day workshop.

Achievements and honors include, receiving the American Dietetic Association's Award for Excellence in Private Practice. Many national magazines have rated Evelyn as one of the best nutritionists in the country including: Self, Harper's Bazaar, and Redbook magazine.

Professional memberships include: the Am. Dietetic Assoc., International Society for Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids, the Celiac Disease Foundation, and the Academy for Eating Disorders.

Evelyn qualified for the Olympic Trials in the first ever women's marathon in 1984. Although she no longer competes, Evelyn runs for fun and is an avid skier and hiker. She also enjoys surfing, kayaking and white water rafting. Evelyn's favorite food is chocolate, when it can be savored slowly.

More information can be found at Evelyn's website at www.EvelynTribole.com

Customer Reviews

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars splendid book, September 14, 2008

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Martijn (The Netherlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ultimate Omega-3 Diet: Maximize the Power of Omega-3s to Supercharge Your Health, Battle Inflammation, and Keep Your Mind Sharp (Hardcover)

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

24 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific Book, October 31, 2007

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B. Judge "cookinmomma" (W. Des Moines, IA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Ultimate Omega-3 Diet: Maximize the Power of Omega-3s to Supercharge Your Health, Battle Inflammation, and Keep Your Mind Sharp (Hardcover)

If you want to understand how Omegas affect our bodies, this is a very good book. I learned so much about which Omegas to eat, how much and why. The recipes are very good and easy. My children even like the recipes.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fast and Simple Read - not too preachy, August 29, 2010

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Miz Viz - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Ultimate Omega-3 Diet: Maximize the Power of Omega-3s to Supercharge Your Health, Battle Inflammation, and Keep Your Mind Sharp (Hardcover)

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!