Heart disease is America's number-one killer. The correlation between high cholesterol levels and heart disease is proven., but the number of people struggling with high cholesterol grows annually, and new national guidelines for healthy cholesterol levels recently became more stringent. Eating for Lower Cholesterol offers cutting-edge information on cholesterol to help people lower their cholesterol levels and reduce their risk of heart disease. Doctors advise millions of people with high cholesterol, on medications or not, to follow cholesterol-lowering diets. Yet patients often don't know what cholesterol is, where it comes from, or how to lower it through diet. This book's Introduction clearly explains cholesterol and how it relates to heart disease, what your "numbers" mean, factors that raise cholesterol levels, cholesterol in women and children, and other important issues. A Stay Balanced Scale, designed by a leading nutritionist, helps people take control of their diets without ever feeling deprived. More than 100 text boxes offer tips on the latest research findings, health claims, shopping, cooking, dining out, meal planning, food products, fast food dangers, and much more practical, essential information. More than 100 recipes are guaranteed to please everyone, which makes eating for lower cholesterol easier and tastier than ever.
A self-described global nomad, Catherine Jones was born in New Delhi, India, and has been on the road ever since. The daughter of a retired diplomat and the spouse of a Foreign Service Officer, she has called Germany, Jerusalem, Zaire, England, France, Russia, Macedonia, Austria, and the Philippines home over the past four decades.
After graduating from Connecticut College with a degree in psychology, Catherine decided that food, not the human mind, was her passion. She attended La Varenne Culinary School in France, and then went to work for the late, two-Michelin-star chef, Jean-Louis Palladin in Washington, D.C.
In 2003, her award-winning travel memoir with recipes, A Year of Russian Feasts, hit the shelves, and at the same time she turned her attention to health-cookbooks. Working with specialized dietitians, Catherine wrote two critically acclaimed books: Eating for Pregnancy: The Essential Nutrition Guide and Cookbook for Today's Mothers-to-Be (Da Capo, 2009) and Eating for Lower Cholesterol: A Balanced Approach to Heart Health with Recipes Everyone Will Love (Da Capo, 2005).
Catherine freelances for magazines and newspapers, and she is currently working on a book about the culture and food of the Philippines. She attributes her success to plain hard work. "I never give up, and I don't cut corners." When not overseas, Bethesda, Maryland is home. Catherine says, "Life has been good to me. I've seen so much of the world and met incredible people from all nations and walks of life. Everyone has a story to tell, and I love to hear them all."
