Controlling Cholesterol For Dummies, 2nd Edition, doesn’t ask you to turn yourself into an anti-cholesterol fanatic — the kind of annoying person who sneers at other people’s dinner choices while acting superior about his own. (Actually, sneering and acting superior at the same time is a neat trick if you can do it. Just don’t try it on your friends at dinner.)
The goal with this book is to lay out the reasons why it makes sense to control your cholesterol and then present reasonable and moderate strategies to help you reach your goal.
Some of the information, like how to translate the cholesterol numbers you get on your annual physical, is simple. Other stuff, such as guidelines you can use to determine whether you’re a candidate for a heart attack — or for cholesterol-lowering medication — is more complex.
Throughout this book, the emphasis is on the idea that (here comes another catchy slogan) “Knowledge is power.” In this case, it’s the power to lower your cholesterol and reduce your risk of heart attack.
Contents at a Glance
- Introduction
Part I: Getting Up Close and Personal with Cholesterol
- Chapter 1: Mapping the Heart Land
- Chapter 2: Comparing Cholesterol’s Risks and Benefits
- Chapter 3: Rating Your Cholesterol-Related Risk
Part II: Eating Your Way to Lower Cholesterol
- Chapter 4: Writing Rules for a Cholesterol-Lowering Diet
- Chapter 5: Building a Cholesterol-Lowering Diet
- Chapter 6: Pinning Down the “How-To’s” For a Cholesterol-Lowering Diet
Part III: Leading a Cholesterol-Lowering Lifestyle
- Chapter 7: Weighing Weight’s Weight on Cholesterol
- Chapter 8: Exercising Options to Control Your Cholesterol
- Chapter 9: Weeding Out Tobacco’s Role in High Cholesterol
- Chapter 10: The Grape, the Grains, and Your Cholesterol
Part IV: Cutting Cholesterol with Nutrients and Medicine
- Chapter 11: Vitamins, Minerals, and Other Good Stuff
- Chapter 12: Prescribing Lower Cholesterol
- Chapter 13: Identifying Meds That Raise Cholesterol
- Chapter 14: Mouth-Watering Morsels for Special Occasions
Part V: The Part of Tens
- Chapter 15: Ten Clicks to Reliable Cholesterol Information
- Chapter 16: Ten Nutrition Web Sites
- Chapter 17: Ten Cholesterol Myths
- Chapter 18: Ten (Okay, Eleven) “Eureka!” Cholesterol Moments
Appendix: Calories and Other Nutrients in Food
Index
About the Author
- Carol Ann Rinzler is the author of Nutrition For Dummies, now in its 4th edition, as well as Heartburn and Reflux For Dummies, and more than 20 other books on food and health. A former nutrition columnist for the New York Daily News, Carol lives in New York with her husband Perry Luntz, author of Whiskey and Spirits For Dummies, and their amiable cat, Katy.
Product Details
- Paperback: 360 pages
- Publisher: For Dummies; 2 edition (April 28, 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0470227591
- ISBN-13: 978-0470227596
- Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 0.8 x 9 inches
List Price: $21.99