基本信息出版社：For Dummies
页码：360 页
出版日期：2002年09月
ISBN：0764554409
International Standard Book Number：0764554409
条形码：9780764554407
EAN：0785555108615/9780764554407
版本：1
装帧：平装
正文语种：英语
丛书名：--for Dummies
外文书名：控制胆固醇傻瓜
内容简介 "Must reading for everyone who plans to live a long and healthy life."
—Barbara Seaman, Health Watch columnist
Features strategies to achieve and maintain healthy cholesterol levels
Discover how easy it is to manage your cholesterol and improve your health
Need to get your cholesterol in check? This easy-to-follow guide is packed with effective solutions for controlling cholesterol levels, from following a low-fat diet to choosing an exercise regimen. You’ll discover the difference between "good" and "bad" cholesterol, how to rate your risk of heart disease, and ways to cut cholesterol through prescription medications, vitamins, and supplements.
The Dummies Way Explanations in plain English "Get in, get out" information Icons and other navigational aids Tear-out cheat sheet Top ten lists A dash of humor and fun
作者简介 Carol Ann Rinzler has written more than 20 books on health, including Weight Loss Kit For Dummies.
Martin W. Graf, MD, has been a doctor of internal medicine for more than 30 years.
媒体推荐 "the authors...know their stuff...the book is a fairly painless way to learn more about subjects you might rather avoid." -- Chicago Tribune, December 1, 2002
"the authors...know their stuff...the book is a fairly painless way to learn more about subjects you might rather avoid." (Chicago Tribune, December 1, 2002)
专业书评 From the Back Cover
"Must reading for everyone who plans to live a long and healthy life."
—Barbara Seaman, Health Watch columnist
Features strategies to achieve and maintain healthy cholesterol levels
Discover how easy it is to manage your cholesterol and improve your health
Need to get your cholesterol in check? This easy-to-follow guide is packed with effective solutions for controlling cholesterol levels, from following a low-fat diet to choosing an exercise regimen. You’ll discover the difference between "good" and "bad" cholesterol, how to rate your risk of heart disease, and ways to cut cholesterol through prescription medications, vitamins, and supplements.
The Dummies Way Explanations in plain English "Get in, get out" information Icons and other navigational aids Tear-out cheat sheet Top ten lists A dash of humor and fun
目录
Introduction.
Part I: Getting Up Close and Personal with Cholesterol.
Chapter 1: Explaining What's Paining Your Arteries.
Chapter 2: Looking at Cholesterol from Both Sides.
Chapter 3: Rating Your Cholesterol 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: Rating the Cholesterol-Lowering Impact of Brand-Name Diets.
Part III: Leading a Cholesterol-Lowering Lifestyle.
Chapter 7: Tipping the Scales.
Chapter 8: Pulling on the Leg Warmers and Feeling the Burn.
Chapter 9: Puffing Up Your 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: Ditching Dangerous Drugs.
Part V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 14: Ten Important Cholesterol Web Sites.
Chapter 15: Ten Nutrition Web Sites.
Chapter 16: Ten Cholesterol Myths.
Chapter 17: Ten Landmarks in Cholesterol History.
Chapter 18: Ten Foods to Avoid.
Chapter 19: Ten Foods That Help Lower Cholesterol.
Appendix.
Index.
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