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The Johns Hopkins Complete Guide to Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease - Softcover

Kwiterovich, Peter O.

 
9780761514473: The Johns Hopkins Complete Guide to Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease

Synopsis

Tells how to reduce one's chance of developing heart disease and recommends exercise and a low-fat diet

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About the Author

Peter O. Kwiterovich, JR., M.D., is a professor of medicine, professor of pediatrics, and chief of the Lipid Research and Atherosclerosis Unit at the renowned Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is listed in John Pekkanene's Best Doctors in the United States.

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Today, with proper guidance, you can avoid, control, and even reverse cardiovascular disease. This award-winning book shows you how.
Here is all the latest news on what doctors know about heart disease and how you can prevent it--clearly explained by a top-ranking researcher from one of the world's greatest medical institutions. In this book--the 1990 winner of the prestigious Blakeslee Award for Excellence from the American Heart Association--Dr. Kwiterovich gives the most comprehensive and medically accurate information for preventing and reversing heart disease.
The Johns Hopkins Complete Guide to Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease includes:
·How to assess and reduce your risk of heart attack
·What "good" cholesterol is and how to get more of it
·The role of genetic factors (have you inherited your parent's heart disease?)
·How to prepare delicious, lowfat recipes and how to

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