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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 | |