The book is about trans fats and oil extracted from the palm fruit. Partially hydrogenated fats, or transs fats, can be found in a wide variety of bakery products, fried foods, salad dressing and many other foods. This bookdelves insights from researchers and scientists who have studied natural fats and trans fats. It also hasa great description on how trans fats are constructed,understanding fats in foods and how to successfully incorporate fats into a balanced daily diet.