The classic cookbook for achieving heart health and wellbeing through a diet that is low in cholesterol and saturated fat--updated and revised with 200 recipes (including 50 new to this edition) Lose the bad fats, but not the flavor. Now in its fifth edition, American Heart Association Healthy Fats, Low-Cholesterol Cookbook provides the most up-to-date information on heart health and nutrition. Good-for-you food should also be satisfying, and the American Heart Association reveals how easy it is to replace the bad fats in your diet with healthier ones. This classic cookbook offers more than 200 tempting dishes, 50 of which are new, including: · Fresh Basil and Kalamata Hummus · Triple-Pepper and White Bean Soup with Rotini · Taco Salad · Hearty Fish Chowder · Chicken Pot Pie with Mashed Potato Topping · Balsamic Braised Beef with Exotic Mushrooms · Grilled Pizza with Grilled Vegetables · Stovetop Scalloped Tomatoes · Puffed Pancake with Apple-Cranberry Sauce · Mango Brûlée with Pine Nuts The perfect companion for today’s healthy cook, this indispensable collection of recipes proves you can eat deliciously and nutritiously.

Each year in America, more than one million people suffer from heart attacks caused by high cholesterol - and half a million die from related heart disease. Don't become a statistic - take control of your health now! The Everything Low Cholesterol Cookbook provides everything from information on how to create a sensible diet and fitness plan to practical tips for improving your overall well-being. This comprehensive, authoritative guide edited by Sandra K. Nissenberg, M.S., R.D., provides you with all the information you need to lower your cholesterol and reduce your risk of a heart attack. Features timely, reliable information on: The differences between "good" and "bad" cholesterol The effects of high cholesterol and artery blockage Suggestions to improve your overall health Nutrition and exercise tips to keep you fit and well Up-to-date government cholesterol guidelines Also including more than seventy-five heart-healthy recipes for the whole family, The Everything Low Cholesterol Cookbook provides you with all the up-to-the-minute information to keep you informed and healthy.

Eat smarter and boost your heart health with this low cholesterol cookbook and action plan Switching to a new heart-healthy diet can seem like a daunting task. That’s why cardiac dietitian, Jennifer Koslo, and Go Low Cholesterol blogger, Karen Swanson, created The Low Cholesterol Cookbook and Action Plan. With an easy-to-follow 4-week program, this low cholesterol cookbook delivers comprehensive recipes and a proactive meal plan that can help you eliminate bad fats without missing out on the delectable flavors you crave. From Slow Cooker Hawaiian Chicken to Veggie Chili, this complete low cholesterol cookbook gives you everything you need to start cooking up a storm. Get expert tips for shopping and creating food lists, plus suggestions for exercising regularly, and more. The Low Cholesterol Cookbook and Action Plan goes beyond your basic low cholesterol cookbook with: 120 Heart-healthy recipes—Discover dozens of low cholesterol takes on your favorite foods like Banana-Oat Pancakes, Honey Mustard Chicken, and Flourless Chocolate Cookies. A 4-week meal plan—Get on the right path to lowering cholesterol in one month with this sensible action plan. Fast and flavorful dishes—Most meals take 30 minutes or less to prepare and use only 5 key ingredients. Embrace a new health-conscious way of eating with The Low Cholesterol Cookbook and Action Plan.

Eat smarter and manage your heart health with simple, low-cholesterol recipes Lowering your cholesterol doesn't have to feel like a chore. This low-cholesterol cookbook makes it simple to eat heart-healthy, with recipes that require only 5 main ingredients. Focused around affordable, easy-to-find, and unprocessed ingredients, these meals are a breeze to put together, so managing cholesterol is doable and delicious. The 5-Ingredient Low-Cholesterol Cookbook features: Essential info on cholesterol—Learn the ins and outs of how cholesterol works in your body and why low-cholesterol cooking can help you stay healthy. Recipes that follow medical guidelines—Discover a low-cholesterol cookbook full of dishes that are in line with trusted medical advice to limit saturated and trans fats, sodium, and cholesterol. Tips to prepare your kitchen—Find out how to shop smart and organize a heart-healthy kitchen by stocking up on the right tools and pantry items. It's easy to manage your diet with a low-cholesterol cookbook that makes cooking at home simple and delicious.

The American Heart Association's up-to-the minute manual will show readers how to evaluate personal risk factors, recognize signs and symptoms of heart disease and stroke, fuel up on heart-healthy nutrition, eliminate excess weight with a low-fat, low-calorie diet that works, and more.

Start with healthy ingredients and take delicious meals out of your slow cooker any night of the week. From appetizers to desserts and everything in between, the 200 recipes in American Heart Association Healthy Slow Cooker Cookbook will surprise you with their variety and depth of flavor. Braised Curry-Rubbed Chicken slow cooks among Middle Eastern spices, including ginger, cumin, cinnamon, and curry, in a pool of citrus juice and honey. Cioppino with White Wine features a saucy tomato base that simmers until scallops, mussels, and bite-size pieces of mild fish are added to finish this hearty fish stew. Vegetables, beans, and beef stew together to make for a mouthwatering rustic Country Cassoulet, and chopped zucchini, tomato, and basil along with bulgur and provolone cheese are packed into Italian Artichoke-Stuffed Bell Peppers that cook until tender. With some easy planning before or after the slow cooking, such as browning meats or boiling water for pasta, you’ll have tasty meals chock full of good nutrition on your kitchen table night after night. This cookbook includes nineteen full-color photographs as well as information on the benefits of slow cooking and how a slow cooker can help you eat well. The best way to ensure good food comes out of your cooker is to put only good-for-you ingredients into it, and with American Heart Association Healthy Slow Cooker Cookbook, you’ll learn how much your slow cooker can do for you while you’re enjoying a healthy lifestyle. The slow cooker, America’s favorite kitchen appliance, has become increasingly versatile and sophisticated, and now it can support a heart-smart diet, too. Under the spell of its low heat, lean meats, whole grains, legumes, vegetables, and fruits transform into succulent meals.

Good fat. Bad fat. Trans fat. Eating a balanced low-fat diet has never seemed so complicated. This cookbook makes it easy with 325 flavor-packed recipes anyone can master. No one will feel like they are sacrificing when they learn to make these delicious recipes: Nutty Chicken Fingers; Orange Beef and Broccoli Stir-Fry; Poached Cod with Spicy Buttermilk Sauce; Oven-Baked Fries; Risotto with Winter Squash; Lemon Meringue Pie; Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars; and more! This edition includes completely new material, such as 25 brand-new recipes, nutritional stats for all recipes, and recipes that all conform to new USDA standards. Finally, “good for you” also means great tasting!

Incorporating the latest guidelines from major organizations, including the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, this book offers clinicians a complete overview of how to help patients adopt healthy behaviors and to deliver recommended screening tests and immunizations. Chapters provide practical guidance on counseling patients about exercise, nutrition, tobacco use, substance use, sexually transmitted infections, and depression and on gathering information from the patient, ordering evidence-based screening tests, designing a personalized health maintenance plan, facilitating behavior change, and the work-up of abnormal results from screening tests. This new edition includes updated chapters on practice redesign, the use of electronic medical records, and reimbursement; updated patient resource materials and instructions; and new authors with deep expertise on the topics. A companion Website (www.healthpromodisprev.com) features fully searchable text online.

Now available in trade paperback, here are 200 recipes that provide sound, sensible and deliciously effective ways to help bring down blood cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Written by one of America's foremost authorities in preventive medicine, Nutrition in Clinical Practice, Second Edition is the practical, comprehensive, evidence-based reference that all clinicians need to offer patients effective, appropriate dietary counseling. This fully revised edition incorporates the latest studies and includes new chapters on diet and hematopoiesis, diet and dermatologic conditions, and health effects of coffee, chocolate, and ethanol. Each chapter concludes with concise guidelines for counseling and treatment, based on consensus and the weight of evidence. Appendices include clinically relevant formulas, nutrient data tables, patient-specific meal planners, and print and Web-based resources for clinicians and patients.