21 Days To A Healthy Heart : The Breakthrough Plan to Heart Health

21-Day Plan Key Principles 5(1) About the Author 6(2) Acknowledgments 8(1) Introduction: When It Rains It Pours 9(9) PART I: HEART DISEASE The Number-One Killer 18(8) Is Cholesterol Dangerous? 26(11) The Framingham Heart Study 37(7) Homocysteine, Not Cholesterol, Is to Blame 44(8) Heart Disease Risk Factors 52(10) Breakfast at Jim's Cafe 62(10) PART II: CEREAL KILLER Sugar---It's Not So Sweet 72(10) Cleave's Rule of Twenty Years 82(7) The Glycemic Index 89(8) Syndrome X---Diabetes-Related Heart Disease 97(10) Anti-Aging: Good Blood Sugar Control 107(9) Grainy Goodness? 116(12) PART III: THE VALUE OF DIETARY FAT AND PROTEIN Introduction to Dietary Fat 128(10) Fat of the Land 138(11) ``Shortening'' Your Life With Trans Fatty Acids 149(9) Essential Omega-3 158(8) The Power of Protein 166(12) PART IV: GOOD AND BAD SCIENCE---FINAL CONSIDERATIONS Inflammation and Heart Disease 178(10) Hormones and the Heart 188(14) Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial (MRFIT) 202(6) Lipid Research Clinics---Coronary Primary Prevention Trial (CPPT) 208(11) The War on Cholesterol 219(5) A Final Note: Let the Healing Begin 224(2) Bibliography 226(2) Notes 228(11) Glossary 239(7) Index 246