Eating for Lower Cholesterol
Has Never Been Easier, or Tastier.

High cholesterol is directly associated with heart disease. New national guidelines for healthy cholesterol levels, recently revised to be more stringent, mean millions of Americans need to bring their levels down. While doctors fill out millions of prescriptions for cholesterol-lowering drugs, diet remains a proven, supremely effective way to reduce cholesterol. Now, professional cookbook author and health-conscious chef, Catherine Jones, and one of the nation's leading nutritionists, Elaine B. Trujillo, MS, RD, CNSD offer a wealth of cutting-edge information along with a collection of delicious recipes to help lower your cholesterol levels. Key features of this authoritative, information-packed book include:

• An introduction that clearly explains cholesterol and how it relates to heart disease, what your "numbers" mean, risk factors for developing high cholesterol, and other vital information.

• A Stay Balanced Scale to help you take control of your diet without ever feeling deprived.

• More than 100 text boxes that highlight the latest research findings, health claims, shopping and cooking tips, dining out, meal planning, food products, fast food dangers, and other practical, essential information.

• More than 100 recipes, created using only the tastiest heart-healthy ingredients, are easy enough for everyday fare and guaranteed to please everyone, from breakfast to dinner with snacks in between.

• Nutrition information accompanying each recipe that explains heart-health benefits, including nutritional breakdowns and percentages of Daily Values, ADA exchanges for diabetics, and vitamin K content of foods, which can affect blood-thinning medications.

• Information on high cholesterol and heart disease in women—why women need to worry about their cholesterol levels, and how heart attack signs for women differ from men. Most people do not realize that heart disease is the number one killer of American women.

• Information on high cholesterol and heart disease in children. Obesity among American children is tragically high, as are their cholesterol levels. Questions and answers cover topics including: How Often Do I Need to Get My Children's Cholesterol Checked? and Is a Low-Fat Diet Safe for Children? Cholesterol guidelines for children and Body Mass Index charts for boys and girls are included. "Attention Parents" offers tips for shopping, cooking, and serving heart-healthy foods to children.