Low-Cholesterol Cookbook For Dummies

Author: Dr. Sarah Brewer
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470714018
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 413

Book Description
In the UK, 7 out of 10 people over the age of 45 have high cholesterol levels (Bupa 2007). Although there are no clear symptoms, high cholesterol levels have been associated with heart disease and stroke – two of Britain’s biggest killers. There are several factors that can cause high cholesterol; an unhealthy diet, being overweight and a lack of exercise are three of the main contenders. As a result, some of the best ways to control and reduce cholesterol levels are losing weight, eating a heart-healthy diet and taking regular exercise. Although eating healthily may sound simple, it’s often difficult to know which foods to avoid when trying to lower cholesterol. Fully adapted for the UK market, Low-Cholesterol Cookbook For Dummies reveals which food you should eat and helps readers make small changes to their diet to achieve big results. Low-Cholesterol Cookbook For Dummies includes: The latest dietary and medical information on cholesterol and how to control it Over 90 delicious recipes as well as low fat cooking techniques and ways to lower cholesterol on a daily basis Sensible advice on finding the right foods when shopping, planning menus, and adapting recipes to suit family and friends.

Low-Cholesterol Cookbook For Dummies

Author: Dr. Sarah Brewer
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119996791
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 413

The 30-Minute Low Cholesterol Cookbook

Author: Karen L. Swanson
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 164152801X
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 343

Book Description
Tasty, quick, and heart healthy—you really can have it all. It's time for some heart-healthy dishes you can happily sink your teeth into. The 30-Minute Low Cholesterol Cookbook replaces bland meals with more than a hundred easy-to-make recipes for savory and sumptuous dishes that complement a low-cholesterol lifestyle. Want some help getting started with your cholesterol conscious journey? This cookbook has all the health support you need to make informed decisions about what you eat, plus plenty of helpful tips for making the transition as smooth as possible. The 30-Minute Low Cholesterol Cookbook includes: Quick, great tasting meals—Discover how simple healthy eating can be with a collection of yummy dishes that all take 30 minutes or less to prepare. 125 tasty recipes—From smoothies and bowls to pasta and dressings, eat well at every meal thanks to a heaping helping of dishes that are high flavor, low cholesterol. Common ingredients—Create mouthwatering (and heart-healthy) meals without having to visit specialty grocery stores or deal with hard-to-find ingredients. Low cholesterol meals that are fast and delicious—let The 30-Minute Low Cholesterol Cookbook show you how it's done.

Controlling Cholesterol For Dummies

Author: Carol Ann Rinzler
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118052242
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 375

Book Description
The latest ways to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease 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!

The Low Cholesterol Diet and Recipe Book

Author: Christine France
Publisher: Southwater
ISBN: 9781844764280
Category : Cookery
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
It is widely recognised that coronary heart disease is largely preventable through good diet and a healthy life-style. Eating for a healthy heart means reducing saturated fat and cholesterol and the recipes in this book have been specially created to provide a wonderful range of dishes for everyday eating. You can use every recipe in confidence that, however delicious-sounding, it is always low in fat, and can safely be served to anyone on a low cholesterol diet. The recipes in the book have been devised with families in mind, and can be cooked with the minimum of fuss. There are traditional dishes cooked with less fat, such as Country Pork with Parsley Cobbler, and Autumn Pheasant, and also lots of new, fresh ideas such as Red Pepper Soup with Lime, and Oaty Herrings with Red Salsa, that will surely become firm family favourites. There are dishes that are perfect for mid-week meals, such as Tuna and Corn Fish Cakes, and Caribbean Chicken Kebabs. The book also includes more sumptuous recipes for a supper or dinner party, such as Moroccan Spiced Roast Poussin, and Pan-fried Mediterranean Lamb. In addition, there's a vegetable section, with suggestions for hot, low fat accompaniments and salads, and plenty of pasta and pizza recipes too. Not only are there recipes for main meals: you will find quick snacks, wonderful puddings, and a superb selection of cakes, breads and biscuits. Every recipe in this outstanding cookbook has at-a-glance nutritional information to help everyone who needs to cook healthy food for themselves or a family. All the recipes use easy-to-find ingredients and store cupboard stand-bys, and there are clear step-by-step pictures to show all the techniques and cooking methods. It has never been easier, or more tempting, to eat both healthy and delicious low fat food!

500 Low-Cholesterol Recipes

Author: Dick Logue
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN: 1616734566
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 514

Book Description
Recipes for a heart-healthy diet without sacrificing flavor, with nutritional guidance on reducing trans and saturated fats and high cholesterol foods. A low-cholesterol cookbook that offers practically the full spectrum of flavors for the tastebuds! 500 Low-Cholesterol Recipes proves that cutting cholesterol doesn’t mean cutting taste or variety—or spending hours in the kitchen on complicated recipes. Packed with everything from savory stews to sweet treats, you’ll find low-cholesterol versions of all the foods you thought you had to give up, like mouthwatering burgers, fluffy omelets, and creamy desserts. You’ll also find a wide array of international cuisines, from Cajun and Mexican to Italian and Asian. Make staying on the low-cholesterol course easy—and delicious!—with 500 Low-Cholesterol Recipes.

DASH Diet For Dummies

Author: Sarah Samaan
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 111888082X
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 360

Book Description
Lower your blood pressure in just two weeks with the #1 rated diet When high blood pressure becomes chronic, it's called hypertension—a condition that affects 970 million people worldwide, and is classified by the World Health Organization as a leading cause of premature death. While medications can help, nothing beats dietary and lifestyle modifications in the fight against high blood pressure, and the DASH diet is a powerful tool in your arsenal. Focusing on lowering sodium intake and increasing fiber, vitamins, and minerals can help lower your blood pressure in as little as two weeks. It's no wonder that the DASH Diet is ranked as the number 1 diet for three years in a row and is endorsed by the American Heart Association, The National Heart, Blood, and Lung Institute, and The Mayo Clinic. DASH Diet for Dummies is your ultimate guide to taking control of your body once and for all. Originally conceived to alleviate hypertension, the DASH Diet has been proven effective against a number of conditions including Type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, PCOS, weight loss, and more. DASH Diet for Dummies contains all the information you need to put the diet into practice, including: Over 40 DASH-approved recipes, including meals, snacks, and desserts 100+ DASH-approved foods, including meats, seafood, sweets, and more Tips for navigating the grocery store and choosing healthier fare A 14-day Menu Planner to help you get started today The DASH Diet is built upon the principles of healthy eating and getting the most nutritional bang for your buck. Doctors even recommend DASH to their healthy patients as an easy, stress-free way to adopt the food habits that will serve them for life. DASH Diet for Dummies is your roadmap on the journey to good health, so get ready to start feeling better every day.

Low-Cholesterol Cookbook For Dummies

Author: Molly Siple
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119894751
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 429

Book Description
Delicious, easy recipes backed by the latest science on lowering cholesterol Low-Cholesterol Cookbook For Dummies gives you the tools you need to make simple, healthy meals for managing cholesterol. More than 120 recipes—including 40 that are brand new in this edition—are here to fill your plate with delicious food that your taste buds and your heart will thank you for. There’s a ton of new science out there on cholesterol, and this book brings you right up to speed with the latest studies and medical wisdom for managing your cholesterol with diet. Relying on heart-healthy foods—on their own or in conjunction with a statin medication or as an alternative—a low-cholesterol diet can protect your ticker and, thanks to these recipes, can even impress family and friends. Learn the basic principles of how diet affects your blood cholesterol Discover foods that give you important nutrients and special compounds for lowering cholesterol and preventing heart disease Find the right ingredients when shopping, planning menus, and adapting recipes to support your health and please family and friends Enjoy more than 120 easy-to-prepare recipes, including breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and desserts Anyone who wants to control cholesterol while eating well has a friend in Low-Cholesterol Cookbook For Dummies.

The Menopause Diet

Author: Alissa Noel Grey
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781520431734
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 152

Book Description
INCREASE YOUR ENERGY, LOSE WEIGHT AND FEEL AMAZING!Amazing 30 MINUTE recipes that will drastically improve your health and your weight! Although menopause is a time of change that women can't avoid, you can avoid weight gain and reduce the health risks and symptoms that may accompany menopause. From the author of several bestselling cookbooks and fitness enthusiast Alissa Noel Grey, comes a great new collection of delicious diet recipes that will help you survive and manage the Menopause through diet. The Menopause Diet: 101 Delicious Low Fat Soup, Salad, Main Dish, Breakfast and Dessert Recipes for Better Health and Natural Weight Loss is an invaluable and delicious resource of healthy plant-based recipes that will make a real difference to how you feel during the menopause, will reduce some of the symptoms, and help you avoid weight gain. If you're looking for a natural way to manage menopause symptoms and lose weight, this cookbook is for you.

Eat Your Way To Lower Cholesterol

Author: Ian Marber
Publisher: Orion
ISBN: 9781409152071
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Delicious, cholesterol-lowering recipes for all the family from leading medical and nutritional experts. The fact is that 60 per cent of Britons have unhealthy cholesterol levels and doctors agree that food is the best approach when it comes to lowering cholesterol. This is not a weight-loss diet but a cookbook based on the very latest medical research into key foods that are proven to have an active role in reducing cholesterol. Food and nutrition expert Ian Marber and Dr Laura Corr have identified six key foods: fibres such as beans and pulses, nuts, soya, healthy oils, oats and other beta-glucan foods, and smart foods - that are proven to help lower cholesterol by up to 20% in just three months. EAT YOUR WAY TO LOWER CHOLESTEROL will include advice on how to balance your diet and keep eating the foods you love, including cheese, eggs, red meat and shellfish. This groundbreaking cookbook combines the latest medical and nutritional information with delicious recipes, all of which contain key cholesterol-lowering ingredients.