Annotations: From the authors of the bestselling The New American Diet, here is a breakthrough guide that ends the confusion about saturated fat and cholesterol in our foods. This book sums up the heart-healthiness of every food choice in one simple measurement. Serial Self and Rodale's Food and Nutrition Letter. Charts, graphs and tables.
Publisher's Remarks: In their breakthrough book, The New American Diet, the Connors developed a low-fat, low-cholesterol diet that dramatically reduces the risk of heart disease, cancer, stroke, and high blood pressure. Now, the overwhelming amount of products and information about cholesterol can be confusing.The New American Diet System takes us to the next step, providing a unique system that simplifies food choices for people with high cholesterol. Since both saturated fat and cholesterol in foods increase cholesterol in the blood, the Connors developed the CSI -- the Cholesterol-Saturated Fat Index -- the only complete measure of the tru
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