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You'll enjoy 174 delicious recipes as you reduce your saturated-fat and cholesterol intake. Nutritional analysis included.

Easy-to-use tables for all popular foods help you identify and control your intake of saturated fat and cholesterol.

"A book to help everyone set limits on bad fat while choosing good-tasting foods." Stephen R. Covey, Author of The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People

You can greatly reduce your risk of developing heart disease or having a heart attack by keeping track of how much bad fatsaturated fatyou eat everyday. Bad fat causes your body to manufacture cholesterol, which plugs your coronary arteries with fatty deposits and causes heart attacks.

Most of us eat too much bad fat. And so do our children and grandchildren. But if you can count to 10, you can follow a simple plan to reduce the risk of heart attacks in your family.

Drs. Castelli and Griffin have filled this book with helpful tips and encouraging advice that will help you make the change to healthier eating. For those whose cholesterol levels aren't moved by changes in diet alone, the doctors discuss the pros and cons of cholesterol-lowering medications.

About the Author

Dr. William Castelli is Medical Director, Framingham Cardiovascular Institute.

Dr. Glen Griffin is a well known physician, author, editor and motivational speaker.


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  • Paperback: 264 pages
  • Publisher: Da Capo Press; 3 edition (April 21, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1555611176
  • ISBN-13: 978-1555611170
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #300,285 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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54 of 54 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars practical guide to healthy eating, January 24, 1999
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As a practicing cardiologist, I find diet education very challenging. Most books and pamphlets are overly complicated and leave patients confused about fat and cholesterol intake. Good Fat, Bad Fat takes a very simple practical approach which focuses on bad fat (saturated fat and trans fatty acid) intake. The information is easy to digest (pun intended) and very simple to implement. Unlike other fad approaches Drs Castelli and Griffin's advice is scientifically sound and based on solid research evidence as well as their personal experiences. This is a relatively short, easy read. I recommend it to all of my patients.
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38 of 39 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars "Good Fat, Bad Fat" Reflects Author's Clinical Practice, November 11, 2000
By Dona J. Lethbridge, Ph.D. (Chapel Hill, NC , USA) - See all my reviews
Reading this book was a kind of "deja vu" experience for me. A year or two ago, I had the good fortune to work with Dr. William (Bill) Castelli in his clinic, mostly observing his and his team members' practices with their patients in the Framingham Cardiovascular Institute. I am a nurse and a clinical researcher and Dr.Castelli served on the Scientific Advisory Committee of the company for which I worked. Regarding his long-time tenure as head of the renowned Framingham Study on heart disease, I remember him saying, "What good is research if it isn't used to help people change their lives?" (I'm paraphrasing; it was awhile ago...). Since leaving the study, he has worked exclusively with patients who are either post coronary surgery or have blocked coronary arteries and are trying to avert surgery. The goal is lifestyle change (diet and exercise) and medication in order to decrease atherosclerosis (open blocked arteries) and help patients attain a healthy, painfree and active life.

As part of my work, I visited the clinic several times. I observed not only Dr. Castelli's but also his team members' warm and nurturing relationships with the patients. Each practitioner, for instance, including Dr. Castelli, walked patients to the office of the next person they were to see during their visit. All of their practices, those of Dr. Castelli, the nurse-practitioner, nutritionists and social worker, were based on the most recent and rigorous research findings on heart disease and reduction in risk.

That same information and tone is a part of this book. There is both the perspective that reduction in risk is altogether possible and that surgery can not only be avoided but is not necessary when adherence to a sound diet and exercise is used to reduce blockage in clogged coronary vessels. While acknowledging that staying with the diet and exercise prescriptions is not easy, knowing that one is making progress through asking one's physician to share changes in lab values and other signs helps tremendously. This principle (they call it "Knowing Your Number") is a regular part of treatment at the Clinic.

There is one factor with which I am especially impressed. In other books on disease and reduction of risk, I have been frustrated in noting that the recipes, provided as assistance, sometimes do not really conform to the principles espoused in the more technical parts of texts. It has almost seemed that the recipe section was written by a totally different person or entity. In this text, it is clear that the recipes are those used in the practice and probably have come from the nutritionists' daily work with patients.

In summary, I am impressed with the book and know that many people worried about their own risk for disease would find it useful. I realize that my remarks relate as much to the practice of one of the authors as the book itself. Knowing, however, that he actually applies the principles in the book with the patients who whom he works (and I have no reason to doubt that Dr. Griffin does not also share the same commitment) gives the book extra validity and credibility.

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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Healthy Tips for Those Statistically at Risk of Heart Attack, August 17, 2000
This book is a good companion to Dean Ornish's wonderful book on Reversing Heart Disease. In that pioneering work, Dr. Ornish portrayed how going to extemely low levels of fat consumption along with other helpful lifestyle changes can unblock arteries and recreate coronary health for those with problems.

In Good Fat Bad Fat, Drs. Castelli and Griffin show how those who are at statistical risk of heart disease can change their habits to stay healthy, and not have to reverse heart disease.

The book is filled with valuable advice about what all of those ratios mean that your doctor will describe to you (cholesterol levels, HDL/LDL ratio, triglycerides, etc.), how you can tell if you are at risk of having heart disease, and simple steps you can take to avoid developing heart disease.

Unlike many books I read, this one gives you a simple formula for changing your diet (10 or 20 grams of bad fat intake a day, depending on your risk of heart disease). Bad fat is saturated fat and trans-fatty acids. You get to pick your poison. There's lots of information on what the amounts of these fats are in various foods, and suggested menus and items with low levels. I'm not very handy in the kitchen, so I cannot tell you how easy or hard these recipes are to prepare. You'll have to size them up yourself.

I think you could eat very well and stay in this diet. You just won't be eating many double cheeseburgers with large fries and a milkshake at the local fast food stand.

There's also important advice about smoking, alcohol, exercise, diet, aspirin, and drugs for reducing cholesterol.

The main things that I thought were missing related to some research that I read shows that those who have taken tetracycline have fewer heart attacks (suggesting that bacteria play a role in arterial plaque formation), that you have to watch the type and timing of sugars (see Sugar Busters! and Eating Well for Optimum Health) if you want to keep your weight at the right level, and the role of relationships (outlined by Dean Ornish in Love and Survival) in extending life and avoiding heart disease. But you can read those books and add their perspectives to this one, and be even healthier.

Now let me give you the personal part of how I came to read this book. My internist for many decades just retired, and I had a physical today. The new man told me bluntly that I was at risk of heart disease and needed to do something about it if I wanted to keep writing all those books I want to write. He outlined a program and told me I would be measuring my blood cholesterol as often as every 3 months, and suggested a stress test. I can tell you that I changed my diet in a heart beat. I had a little turkey with mustard and lettuce and tomato for dinner. I hit my goal on bad fat for today, and plan to do it every day from now on.

As he said to me, "You're a smart guy. Tell me what advice you would give you if you were me." I got the message. I hope you will, too. Over half the population needs to make the same changes. Overcome your disbelief stall that it cannot happen to you. By changing your behavior, you can turn your hope into reality in this area.

Live long and prosper! Health must precede happiness, peace and prosperity for the best results!

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1.0 out of 5 stars Should you trust this book?
As I flipped through some of this book, I decided to try one of the recipes in the back, Cream of Celery Soup. However, I used a few substitutions. Read more
Published 7 months ago by jayce

3.0 out of 5 stars recommended by my doctor
This book was recommended by my doctor after my cholesterol came back a bit high (I'm sure it's genetic). Read more
Published 17 months ago by Sunny

4.0 out of 5 stars Helpful Material
Thankfully the book was written for the lay person which made it easier to follow. The material may have been a bit redundant at times but they did drive home a point. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Miguel Suner

1.0 out of 5 stars Grossly misinformed
These so-called doctors are misinformed. One needs to read Mary G. Enig's "Know Your Fats", Bruce Fife's "The Coconut Oil Miracle," Enig's and Sally Fallon's "Eat Fat Lose Fat" as... Read more
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1.0 out of 5 stars Reads Like a Childrens' Book
I can't stand it when I read a book that sounds like it's for a 5 year old. The way the text is written insults my intelligence. Read more
Published on October 25, 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars Dr. Castelli's Book Made Our Recommended Reading List
When William Castelli speaks, the heart community listens. Dr. Castelli is the long-time director of the famed Framingham Heart Study, and as such is an undisputed expert in this... Read more
Published on August 18, 2001 by David Klein

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy - And it works!!
I had very bad eating habits and in March of this year participated in a cholesterol screening at work. Read more
Published on May 25, 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Best book on the shelf about controlling cholesterol.
I looked a a lot of books before buying Good Fat, Bad Fat and I made the right choice. It is easy to understand and very informative. In addition, Drs. Read more
Published on December 10, 1999 by Debbie Lewis

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