The Breast Health Cookbook: Fast and Simple Recipes to Reduce the Risk of Cancer [Hardcover]

Rita Mitchell (Author), Bob Arnot (Author), Barbara Sutherland (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2001

Dr Bob Arnot has found that the foods women eat can have a profound influence on whether or not they develop breast cancer. Drawing on Asian, New American and Mediterranean classics, bestselling author Dr Arnot (with the aid of expert nutritionists Rita Mitchell and Barbara Sutherland) has put together over 170 recipes with easy-to-prepare menus for every meal of the day. His menus are based on the incredibly varied, time-tested and delicious cuisines from other cultures where the incidence of cancer is dramatically lower than in the Western world. As an added bonus there are menu suggestions and tips on converting recipes to help reduce prostate cancer, so the entire family can enjoy delectable, disease-fighting meals.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Having researched cancer-preventative foods, Dr. Arnot was disappointed when women seemed uninterested in his recommendations. He has since learned "the three most important criteria" for healthy meals: "Taste, taste, taste." In this companion volume to the bestselling The Breast Cancer Prevention Diet, Arnot offers an array of recipes featuring the foods most likely to help people avoid breast cancer (and prostate cancer as well). With more than 150 recipes from nutritionists Rita Mitchell and Barbara Sutherland, the book is structured around ethnic categories of diet Asian, New American, Mediterranean along with suggested meals. Recipes are provided for main courses, sandwiches, soups, desserts and more. The recipes frequently involve soy products, which Arnot believes are key for preventing cancer. The quality and inventiveness of the recipes is uneven. There are, for example, healthier but not particularly original versions of minestrone soup and macaroni and cheese. Some recipes Goat Cheese with Melon may be appealing, but aren't specifically anti-cancer fare. Most interesting is the dessert chapter, which offers a number of enticing treats including a Cheese Tart and Ginger Yogurt. Overall, the recipes are not unique or superior to those found in many other low-fat or "healthier" cookbooks. But facts like "women in the Far East have 90 percent less breast cancer than American women" will grab the reader's attention. And given Arnot's visibility as chief medical correspondent for NBC News, early sales are likely to be brisk. National television and radio interview campaign.

Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Dr Bob Arnot is the Chief Medical Correspondent for NBC News and a recognised and trusted figure in medical journalism. He is the author of six other books, including the number 1 bestseller THE BREAST CANCER PREVENTION DIET.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Little, Brown; 1 edition (October 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316051330
• ISBN-13: 978-0316051330
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,326,249 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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