Cholesterol Books

This book was real informative. I learned a lot about lowering my cholesterol

The Healthy Cookery Index is an index to 20 cookbooks devoted to healthy eating or to restricted diets. The indexing begins with Acorn Squash and ends with Zucchini. The reader can look up major ingredients and find lists of recipes. There is over a page of references to Zucchini recipes to help out the Summer gardener. Individual recipe names are not indexed, but well-known dishes like Gazpacho are listed with short descriptions of specific variations and the name of the book and page number where the recipe will be found. Also types of dishes like Soups, Sauces, or Salads are headings with recipes listed alphabetically beneath them, again with references to the pages in the cookbooks. Recipes are also indexed by ethnic groups, countries or regions. Being a healthy food index, recipes are even indexed by method of preparation (e.g.: Grilled Food, Steamed Foods, etc.). The indexing is excellently done and my mouth began to water reading the brief descriptions.

However, this book does not have a single recipe in it. Without the indexed cookbooks, the book has little, if any, value. I personally have only one of the indexed cookbooks so this volume is of no use unless you own or buy at least some of the works indexed. Ideally, I see this book in the kitchen of a person building a collection of healthy eating cookbooks where they can use this book as a guide for purchasing quality cookbooks for their own use. Also it would be great in a small public library where they also made the effort to purchase the indexed cookbooks and maybe even keep them on a shelf together. One problem I see with this book is that the cookbooks it indexes cover a lot of different health needs. Low-fat, low-cholesterol and vegetarian (or natural foods) cookbooks are well represented. There are a couple of general food allergy cookbooks indexed as well as books on special needs like gluten-free, diabetic, and dairy-free cooking. Thus only a library or cook serving a large group of people's needs would have reason to purchase all or most of the cookbooks.

Also, even though this book came out only last year, a quick search of the Amazon website revealed that two of the indexed cookbooks are already out of print: Graham Kerr's Best and The Living Heart Cookbook. Luckily, the Internet makes obtaining out-of-print books relatively easy.

I would think that anyone who is considering buying this book should know what cookbooks are indexed in it. So here is a list of all the ones still in print:

Better Homes & Gardens Healthy Family Cookbook;

American Heart Association Cookbook;

American Heart Association Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol Cookbook;

American Heart Association Low-Salt Cookbook;

500 Fat-Free Recipes;

The Mediterranean Diet Cookbook;

Vegetarian Times Complete Cookbook;

High-Flavor, Low-Fat Vegetarian Cooking;

Nikki & David Goldbeck's American Wholefoods Cuisine;

The Greens Cookbook;

The Moosewood Cookbook;

Rodale's Basic Natural Foods Cookbook;

The Allergy Self-Help Cookbook;

The Complete Food Allergy Cookbook;

Dairy-Free Cookbook;

The Gluten-Free Gourmet;

The Art Of Cooking For The Diabetic; and

The Joslin Diabetes Gourmet Cookbook.

I bought this for my Mom to help her with her high cholesterol. She said she really liked the book and the recipes so far have been really good.

These recipes are slightly higher in fat than her Fabulous Fat Free Cooking, but I thought it was a terrific book. Every recipe was tested (said in the intro) and you can tell. Really gourmet healthy cooking. Well, she;s written more healthy cookbooks than anyone in the world.

Atherosclerosis including coronary heart disease and myocardial infarction can and do occur at any and all levels of blood cholesterol. Atheroclerosis is NOT a lipid disease. The rise of the cholesterol hypothesis is attributed to misplaced faith in statistical studies and faulty extrapolations from clinical trials. All the data from autopsy specimens, model hydraulic systems, the laws of fluid mechanics ,mathematical analysis and the production of hemodynamically induced arterial lesions in dogs compel the conclusion that atherosclerosis is the effect of the forces of the flowing blood {diminished lateral [wall] pressure at sites of predilection characterized by curvature,branching, bifurcation and serpentine flow. Let us put our research effort into this direction rather than perpetuating the diet-cholesterol heart disease myth. Meyer Texon, MD Associate Professor ofd Forensic Medicine New York University School of Medicine Website members.aol.com/mtexon email mtexon@aol.com

Borges presents tasty low-fat recipes from the Mediterranean area and regional Southern and Southwest United States. Ground turkey replaces ground beef in these easy-to-prepare recipes. Many of the European entrees include olive oil, eggplant, garlic and green peppers. Special dishes are offered for the 4th of July and Thanksgiving. Each recipe includes preparation time and nutritional analysis.

Fantastic recipes - many of which have been used many times - and a large number that have been tried at least a few times. A number of these recipes I seem to remember Nancy and husband Dave serving at their 'Italian Feasts' in Wyoming (yet another fantastic experience).

Most of the ingredients used are readily available fresh, in most parts of the United States. If they are not... Nancy gives alternatives for dried ingredients. The directions are put together so you "almost cannot fail".

I just wish Nancy would re-open the "Brannon Lodge" experience in Northern California so we could continue to enjoy her cooking of her recipies, as well as making them ourselves.

The best-ever selection of fat-free, low fat and low cholesterol dishes, each lavishly illustrated with beautiful color photographs. Every recipe has at-a-glance nutritional notes with both calorie and fat contents, plus helpful hints and cooking tips throughout.

Includes simple to follow information on why you should change your diet for the better, and advice about how to do it; easy waysto cut down fat, and the secrets of fat-free and low fata cooking.

The collaborative work of food writers Angelika Ilies, Edita Pospisil, and Doris Muliar, "The Low-Cholesterol Cookbook" showcases more than 170 recipes that are as nutritionally balanced and 'heart healthy' as they are delicious and kitchen cook friendly to prepare. Ranging from Cottage Cheese with Peppers and Curry; Perch with Puy Lentils and Vegetables; Chicken Cutlets with Mango Chutney; and Thai Curry with Toasted Pistachios; to Bulgur Salad with Turkey; Fish Fillets with Pineapple and Zucchini; Spiced Potato Bread with Red Pepper, Red Onion, and Leek; Coconut Bundt Cake, each featured and beautifully illustrated recipe is provided with a sidebar providing information on Fat, Cholesterol, fiber, and estimated preparation time. "The Low-Cholesterol Cookbook" is enthusiastically recommended for its gourmet quality low-fat cuisine and would make a popular addition to any personal, family, or community library cookbook collection.

My 24-year-old son developed triglyceride levels - over 750. He was not obese, but perhaps 15 pounds overweight.

His doctor immediately put him on Lopid and other meds. This resulted only in allergic responses and developing liver toxicity.

In desperation for a cure, I searched the web and decided to give this cookbook a try.

After 5 weeks or so of cooking according to its recipes - my son's triglycerides were 350 and good (HDL) cholesterol was within normal range.

His doctor swore that diet and exercise would be of no use! He was so arrogant and tried to dismiss me despite my 27 years as a nurse.