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Controlling Cholesterol For Dummies

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John Wiley & Sonserschienen am28.06.20082. Auflage
Need to get your cholesterol in check? You'll find the latest information about cholesterol, including treatments, drug information, and dietary advice, in Controlling Cholesterol For Dummies, 2nd Edition, an easy-to-understand guide to cholesterol control, You'll learn how to lower your numbers and maintain healthy cholesterol levels, You'll also find out how to eat and exercise properly, use vitamins and supplements, and quit unhealthy habits,
You'll find out cholesterol's positive functions and why too much can be a bad thing, You can also assess your cholesterol risk by taking your age, sex, ethnicity, and family history into consideration, Find out what you need to ask your doctor about stress tests, ECBT, and angiograms to check for plaque buildup, Design a cholesterol-crushing diet and understand which foods can help you lower your numbers, Find out how smoking, alcohol, exercise, excess weight, supplements, and prescription medications affect your cholesterol levels, Find out how to:
Assess your cholesterol risk
Understand the benefits and risks associated with cholesterol
Design and adhere to a cholesterol-lowering diet
Avoid dangerous drugs
Reduce your risk of heart attack
Choose fats and fibers correctly
Check for plaque buildup

Complete with lists of ten important cholesterol websites, ten nutrition websites, ten cholesterol myths, ten landmarks in cholesterol history, ten foods that raise your cholesterol, and ten foods that lower your cholesterol, Controlling Cholesterol For Dummies, 2nd Edition will help keep your cholesterol levels under control for good!



Carol Ann Rinzler has written more than 20 books on health and nutrition, Martin W, Graf, MD, has been a doctor of internal medicine for over 30 years,mehr
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KlappentextNeed to get your cholesterol in check? You'll find the latest information about cholesterol, including treatments, drug information, and dietary advice, in Controlling Cholesterol For Dummies, 2nd Edition, an easy-to-understand guide to cholesterol control, You'll learn how to lower your numbers and maintain healthy cholesterol levels, You'll also find out how to eat and exercise properly, use vitamins and supplements, and quit unhealthy habits,
You'll find out cholesterol's positive functions and why too much can be a bad thing, You can also assess your cholesterol risk by taking your age, sex, ethnicity, and family history into consideration, Find out what you need to ask your doctor about stress tests, ECBT, and angiograms to check for plaque buildup, Design a cholesterol-crushing diet and understand which foods can help you lower your numbers, Find out how smoking, alcohol, exercise, excess weight, supplements, and prescription medications affect your cholesterol levels, Find out how to:
Assess your cholesterol risk
Understand the benefits and risks associated with cholesterol
Design and adhere to a cholesterol-lowering diet
Avoid dangerous drugs
Reduce your risk of heart attack
Choose fats and fibers correctly
Check for plaque buildup

Complete with lists of ten important cholesterol websites, ten nutrition websites, ten cholesterol myths, ten landmarks in cholesterol history, ten foods that raise your cholesterol, and ten foods that lower your cholesterol, Controlling Cholesterol For Dummies, 2nd Edition will help keep your cholesterol levels under control for good!



Carol Ann Rinzler has written more than 20 books on health and nutrition, Martin W, Graf, MD, has been a doctor of internal medicine for over 30 years,
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Erscheinungsjahr2008
Erscheinungsdatum28.06.2008
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Seiten368 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
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Inhaltsverzeichnis
1;Controlling Cholesterol For Dummies, 2nd Edition;5
1.1;About the Author;7
1.2;Dedication;9
1.3;Author s Acknowledgments;9
1.4;Contents at a Glance;11
1.5;Table of Contents;13
1.6;Introduction;23
1.6.1;About This Book;24
1.6.2;Conventions Used in This Book;24
1.6.3;What You re Not to Read;25
1.6.4;Foolish Assumptions;25
1.6.5;How This Book Is Organized;26
1.6.6;Icons Used in This Book;28
1.6.7;Where to Go from Here;29
1.7;Part I: Getting Up Close and Personal with Cholesterol;31
1.7.1;Chapter 1: Mapping the Heart Land;33
1.7.1.1;Ladies and Gentlemen, Meet Your Heart;33
1.7.1.2;Attack of the Killer Heart Disease;36
1.7.1.3;Getting to the Point of This Book;38
1.7.2;Chapter 2: Comparing Cholesterol s Risks and Benefits;41
1.7.2.1;Shaking Hands with Cholesterol;41
1.7.2.2;Believe It or Not, You Need Cholesterol;46
1.7.2.3;Breaking the Bad News;51
1.7.2.4;Focusing on Other Blood Baddies;54
1.7.2.5;Warning! Heart Attack in Progress!;56
1.7.3;Chapter 3: Rating Your Cholesterol-Related Risk;61
1.7.3.1;Categorizing Cholesterol as a Risk Factor;62
1.7.3.2;Adding Up Your Basic Cholesterol Numbers;62
1.7.3.3;Defining Higher, Lower, Medium - and Just Right;63
1.7.3.4;Listing Other Risk Factors;65
1.7.3.5;Evaluating Your Own Risk Factors File;69
1.7.3.6;Heart Attack Risk Factors at a Glance;73
1.7.3.7;Checking for Plaque Buildup;74
1.7.3.8;Calculating Your Heart Attack Risk;77
1.8;Part II: Eating Your Way to Lower Cholesterol;83
1.8.1;Chapter 4: Writing Rules for a Cholesterol-Lowering Diet;85
1.8.1.1;Being Prudent;85
1.8.1.2;Doing the Diet Two-Step;86
1.8.1.3;Adding TLC;88
1.8.1.4;Finding Diet Aids;89
1.8.2;Chapter 5: Building a Cholesterol-Lowering Diet;93
1.8.2.1;Making Your Game Plan;93
1.8.2.2;Choosing the Fat That Fits;94
1.8.2.3;Factoring in the Fiber;100
1.8.2.4;You Know the Deal: Everything in Moderation;106
1.8.3;Chapter 6: Pinning Down the How-To s for a Cholesterol-Lowering Diet;113
1.8.3.1;Avoiding Certain Foods (Or At Least Eating Them in Very Small Portions);113
1.8.3.2;Plant-Produced Foods That Help Control Cholesterol;121
1.8.3.3;Slicing the Cholesterol from Your Dinner Plate;128
1.9;Part III: Leading a Cholesterol-Lowering Lifestyle;135
1.9.1;Chapter 7: Weighing Weight s Weight on Cholesterol;137
1.9.1.1;Presenting the Health Risks Posed by Extra Pounds;138
1.9.1.2;Figuring Out Who s Fat;140
1.9.1.3;Making Lifestyle Changes;146
1.9.1.4;Tossing Out the Scales;149
1.9.2;Chapter 8: Exercising Options to Control Your Cholesterol;151
1.9.2.1;Sweating the Definition: Exercise;151
1.9.2.2;Pairing Exercise and...;154
1.9.2.3;Riding the Stationary Bike into the Sunset;158
1.9.3;Chapter 9: Weeding Out Tobacco s Role in High Cholesterol;163
1.9.3.1;Enumerating Smoking s Health Hazards;163
1.9.3.2;Identifying the Smokers;167
1.9.3.3;Breaking the Habit;170
1.9.3.4;Choosing How to Quit;172
1.9.4;Chapter 10: The Grape, the Grains, and Your Cholesterol;181
1.9.4.1;Toasting to Your Heart;182
1.9.4.2;Identifying Alcohol s Heart-Healthy Compound;185
1.9.4.3;Drinking in Moderation;187
1.9.4.4;Checking Out the Risks, Too;189
1.9.4.5;Rating Alcohol Beverages as Food;193
1.10;Part IV: Cutting Cholesterol with Nutrients and Medicine;197
1.10.1;Chapter 11: Vitamins, Minerals, and Other Good Stuff;199
1.10.1.1;Identifying Supplements;199
1.10.1.2;Popping a Vitamin and Mineral Pill May Help Lower Cholesterol;200
1.10.1.3;Fighting Cholesterol with Dietary Fiber;205
1.10.1.4;Phabulous Phytochemicals;206
1.10.1.5;Waiting for the Next Study;207
1.10.2;Chapter 12: Prescribing Lower Cholesterol;209
1.10.2.1;Introducing Cholesterol-Lowering Medicines;209
1.10.2.2;Comparing the Benefits of Cholesterol-Buster Drugs;219
1.10.2.3;Picking the Perfect Pill Candidate;220
1.10.3;Chapter 13: Identifying Meds That Raise Cholesterol;225
1.10.3.1;Hankering for Hormones;225
1.10.3.2;Lowering Fluids with Diuretics;227
1.10.3.3;Sabotaging Cholesterol Therapy;229
1.10.3.4;Narrowing Your Options;229
1.10.3.5;Getting the Last Word;231
1.10.4;Chapter 14: Mouth-Watering Morsels for Special Occasions;233
1.10.4.1;Little Bites a Cardiologist Would Love;234
1.10.4.2;Tasty Recipes to Impress Your Guests;238
1.11;Part V: The Part of Tens;245
1.11.1;Chapter 15: Ten Clicks to Reliable Cholesterol Information;247
1.11.1.1;The American Heart Association;248
1.11.1.2;Brand Name Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs;248
1.11.1.3;Center for Drug Evaluation and Research;249
1.11.1.4;Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC);250
1.11.1.5;The Mayo Clinic;250
1.11.1.6;MedicineNet.com;250
1.11.1.7;MedlinePlus.com;251
1.11.1.8;National Cholesterol Education Program;252
1.11.1.9;National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute;253
1.11.1.10;Stedman s Online Medical Dictionary;253
1.11.1.11;WebMD;254
1.11.2;Chapter 16: Ten Nutrition Web Sites;255
1.11.2.1;The American Cancer Society;256
1.11.2.2;American Council on Science and Health, and the Center for Science in the Public Interest;256
1.11.2.3;The American Dietetic Association;257
1.11.2.4;The American Heart Association;257
1.11.2.5;The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network;258
1.11.2.6;The Food and Drug Administration;259
1.11.2.7;Food and Nutrition Information Center;259
1.11.2.8;The U. S. Department of Agriculture Nutrient Database;260
1.11.2.9;The Weight Control Information Network;261
1.11.3;Chapter 17: Ten Cholesterol Myths;263
1.11.3.1;Most of the Cholesterol in Your Body Comes from Food;263
1.11.3.2;All Fatty Foods Raise Your Cholesterol;264
1.11.3.3;Women Never Have to Worry about Their Cholesterol;264
1.11.3.4;Children Have No Cholesterol Problems;265
1.11.3.5;Eating More Dietary Fiber Lowers Blood Cholesterol;265
1.11.3.6;Cholesterol Is the Only Thing That Leads to Plaque in Your Arteries;266
1.11.3.7;Red Meat Has More Cholesterol Than Chicken or Turkey;266
1.11.3.8;A Heart Attack Is the Only Health Risk Associated with High Cholesterol;267
1.11.3.9;Changing Your Diet Is the Only Way to Control Your Cholesterol;268
1.11.3.10;You Can Never Be Too Rich or Too Thin, and Your Cholesterol Can Never Be Too Low;268
1.11.4;Chapter 18: Ten (Okay, Eleven) Eureka! Cholesterol Moments;271
1.11.4.1;1957: The Prudent Diet;272
1.11.4.2;1958: Introducing Cholesterol Busters;272
1.11.4.3;1971: Naming Cholesterol an Official Risk Factor for Heart Attack;272
1.11.4.4;1971: MRFIT Gets Going;273
1.11.4.5;1984: Indicting Hypercholesterolemia;273
1.11.4.6;1985: Recognizing the Risk from LDLs;274
1.11.4.7;1985-1987: Establishing the National Cholesterol Education Program;274
1.11.4.8;1986: Unveiling Statins;274
1.11.4.9;1988, 1993, 2001: ATP I, ATP II, ATP III;275
1.11.4.10;2001: Baycol Bombs;275
1.11.4.11;2001- 2004: Anti-Cholesterol Combo Pills;276
1.12;Appendix: Calories and Other Nutrients in Food;277
1.12.1;The Nutrition Chart;277
1.12.2;The USDA Nutrient Database;279
1.13;Index;335mehr