Great book. A must read for anyone who wants to understand the role of fats and what they do in the body.

Great resource

Read if you wish to get an indepth understanding of fats and oils, their extraction, refinement, etc. at the molecular level. I don't agree with his stand on saturated fats.
Most notable example quoted in his book is that of the brilliant German scientist, researcher and medical doctor - Dr. Johanna Budwig.
Dr. Budwig developed a formula for cancer patients and other patients deficient in Linoleic acid. By consuming the protein-oil combination of flax seed oil and low fat cottage cheese, Dr. Budwig was successful in dissolving solid cancer tumors (in her patients) within a span of three months.
Dr. Johanna Budwig observed the blood in sick patients, deficient in linoleic acid, to have green pigmentation but once the deficiency was cured the blood became healthy and a wholesome red again. Thus the patient became healthy and all manifestations of the disease disappeared.

Read over 20 years ago and found it very informative - changed what fats I used and how I used them

It makes and exhaustive analysis regarding fat and its effects in health. Includes some technical information but it's pretty clear and easy to understand (some basic knowledge on chemistry might help but it isn't a must)

Not a book to get a "quick overview" but a deep understanding on this topic. I personally loved it.

One of the best on the subject of fats

Outstanding explanation of dietary fats and the effect on the body...great read!!!

This book had too much info in this. About fats and the chemical structure of it. It talks about the different diseases that can be helped with the proper fats.

It's been probably more than 15 years since I read this, but a lot of it stuck with me.

This is a brilliant book for understanding fats, and for understanding their role in health. That said, research in fields like organic chemistry, biochemistry, nutrition, etc., has made huge advances in the last couple decades, and I wouldn't be surprised if this book is now somewhat out of date.

I've been on a marathon of fat themed books lately, all of the point of view that we need a variety of clean, organic fats, including saturated fats from coconut and animal sources, and that trans and oxydized fats are the only real bad guys. I'm reading this one primarily to check out the opposition. Boy is this a contract from Know Your Fats, which focuses exclusively on documented studies and explanations of the biochemistry of every fat in existence, and includes numerous charts. I'm certain Dr. Mary Enig wrote this book in response to this "oil salesman". and so it's entertaining to watch him throw statements around without any references, and remember what Mary stated in her book. For example:
Udo: Oxydized saturated fats and cholesterol clog arteries.
Mary in my head: Biopsies of arterial plaques show that they contain 60% polyunsaturated fats (Udo's darlings) and, oh yeah, saturated fats don't be oxydize. All those single electron bonds don't let oxygen in, (dummy).
Udo: Saturated fats have long carbon chains, up to 28, which are bad and hard to digest. And everyone knows saturated fats are primarily found in animal fat i.e. they are BAD.
I looked up the chart in Mary's book which lists the length of carbon chains and their food sources, and saturated fats from dairy or meat vary from 4 to 20 carbons. The longer ones only exist in plant sources. The shortest polyunsaturated fats are 18 carbons long, and the coveted omega 3 fatty acids EPA and DHA are 22! So maybe long chains are entirely bad after all? Never mind that no polyunsaturateded fats make it into the medium chain category.
This goes on and on, he includes valid information from time to time, but only to push his theory, and the way he words it, it's sometimes difficult to recognize. Saturated fats aren't stable, they are "lethargic and uninteresting" as opposed to the unstable polyunsaturates which need to be refrigerated to prevent rancidity. I wonder what kind of people he hangs out with? Does he prefer addicts and people with mood disorders because healthy, balanced people are boring, tell the truth and show up on time? Gotta wonder.

I actually had 20 pages left in this book, but I had to take it back to the library and then I moved. I'm bummed. I really loved this book. It took a LONG time to get through and there was a lot of chemistry that I wish I would have just skimmed instead of trying too hard to understand it. But, I learned a lot about diet and human health. The principles haved definitely helped me make some changes that have been very welcome. I have noticed big differences in mine and my family's health. So, in summary, it may be hard to get through, and introduces some pretty bold ideas that depart from what we've always believed about nutrition, but it is worth a read!

This is the scariest book I have ever read... and the one every single person should read.