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| Foreword | |
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| Introduction: Newly Noted | |
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| The Cholesterol-Control Story | |
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| Learning About Trans Fat, Saturated Fat, and Cholesterol | |
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| What is Cholesterol and Where Do We Get It? | |
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| Your Cholesterol Level and What It Means | |
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| The Kinds of Cholesterol: "Good" and "Bad" | |
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| How Dietary Fats, Both Saturated and Trans Fat, Contribute to Cholesterol Levels | |
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| How Dietary Fiber Affects Cholesterol | |
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| Preventing the Hazards of High Cholesterol | |
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| Heredity and What You Can Do to Help Your Children | |
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| Are You Sabotaging Your Health? | |
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| What You Can Do to Help Yourself | |
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| Statins: Friend or Foe? | |
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| Can This Book Help You? | |
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| Choosing a Cholesterol-Control Lifestyle | |
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| Stocking the Low-Cholesterol Kitchen | |
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| Staples for a Low-Cholesterol Lifestyle | |
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| The Great Cholesterol Challenge: Foods to Enjoy, Foods to Limit | |
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| Lose Pounds While You Lower Your Cholesterol: A Two-for-One Diet for Immediate Action | |
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| Directions for Following the Two-Week Jump Start Diet | |
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| Crucial Components That Make the Diet Work | |
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| What You Will Need for the Two-Week Diet | |
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| Further Advice About How to Proceed | |
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| The Two-Week Jump Start Diet for Cholesterol and Weight Reduction | |
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| Shopping Lists for the Two-Week Diet | |
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| Recipes for the Jump Start Diet | |
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| Maintaining a Low-Cholesterol Lifestyle | |
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| Menus and Recipes for Low-Cholesterol Meals: An Ongoing Lifestyle Plan | |
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| How the Menus Work | |
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| East-to-Follow Guidelines for a Low-Cholesterol Lifestyle | |
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| A Note on Sodium and Sugar | |
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| Breakfast and Brunch | |
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| Lunch or Supper | |
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| Dinner | |
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| Twelve Menus for Special Occasions | |
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| Mix and Match: More Low-Cholesterol Dishes | |
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| Recipes | |
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| Family Favorites Made Healthful | |
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| Recipes | |
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| Appendix | |
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| Kitchen Conversions | |
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| The Calorie, Fat, Sodium, and Cholesterol Content of Commonly Used Foods | |
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| The Dietary Fiber Content of Selected Foods | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |