ABSTRACT
One well-established nutritional concept for average Americans in 2005 is the desirability of lowering total caloric daily intakes to balance the calories expended. Most people in Western industrialized countries are urged to consume less calories and expend more energy to balance daily energy and avoid the extra calories accumulating as fat and cholesterol associated with inflammatory vascular disease. Another important concept developed in this book is the desirability of raising n-3 intakes and lowering n-6 intakes to balance tissue HUFA and avoid overproduction of n-6 eicosanoids that mediate serious chronic diseases. Important primary prevention should include both of these simple diet alternatives. A reexamination of Fig. I-3 (Introduction) may help us decide what diets can help us achieve these goals as we evaluate the four suggested approaches in the Overview.
