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The latest ways to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease
Need to get your cholesterol in check? Youll 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. Youll learn how to lower your numbers and maintain healthy cholesterol levels. Youll also find out how to eat and exercise properly, use vitamins and supplements, and quit unhealthy habits.
Youll find out cholesterols 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
Author: Carol Ann Rinzler
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: For Dummies
Published: 04/01/2008
Series: For Dummies
Pages: 368
Weight: 1.18lbs
Size: 9.08h x 7.37w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780470227596
Language: English
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