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Author:

Kowalski, Robert E.

Title:

The new 8-week cholesterol cure : the ultimate program for preventing heart disease / Robert E. Kowalski ; foreword by Jack Sternlieb.

Publisher:

HarperCollins,

Copyright Date:

c2002

Description:

xv, 283 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Coronary heart disease--Prevention.
Hypercholesteremia--Treatment.
Coronary Disease--prevention & control.
Hypercholesterolemia--therapy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [256]-266) and index.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Foreword xiii -- Introduction 1 -- 1. Way Beyond Cholesterol 8 -- 2. Special Considerations for Women, the Young, -- and the Elderly 38 -- 3. Heart Health in a Nutshell: The Program at a Glance 48 -- 4. Good Food, Good Times, Good Health 57 -- Mom Was Right: Eat Your Fruits and Vegetables 60 -- Fats: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 66 -- A Nutty Approach to Heart Health 79 -- Listening to Your Inner Carnivore 81 -- Soy Foods and the Heart 87 -- Garlic: Will a Clove a Day Keep the Doctor Away? 89 -- Lifting a Glass to Heart Health 91 -- 5. Antioxidants, Supplements, and Your Heart 96 -- 6. Yup, Oat Bran Really Works 107 -- 7. Blocking Cholesterol in the Foods You Love 117 -- 8. Niacin: Fighting for Your Healthy Heart 128 -- 9. What's Hot, What's Not 142 -- 10. Take Your Heart Out for a Walk 158 -- 11. Sensible Solutions to Blood Pressure Control 173 -- 12. A Simple Proposal for Weight Control 182 -- 13. The Heart of Your Emotions 195 -- 14. Healthy Surfing in Cyberspace 208 -- 15. To Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow 211 -- 16. Recipes That Lower Cholesterol 214 -- 17. Cooking with the Kowalskis 226 -- The Diet-Heart Newsletter 255 -- References 256 -- Index 267.

ISBN:

9780060011321 (alk. paper)
0060011327 (alk. paper)

LCCN:

2001039437

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