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Carbohydrate Addict's Healthy Heart Program Break Your Carbo-Insulin Connection to Heart Disease

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ISBN-10: 034542610X

ISBN-13: 9780345426109

Edition: 1999

Authors: Richard F. Heller, Rachael F. Heller, Frederic J. Vagnini

List price: $24.95
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A groundbreaking discovery in heart disease prevention led the American Heart Association to hail this landmark research that pinpointed insulin as "the most statistically significant predictor of heart attack risk"--more than smoking, body mass index, triglyceride levels, and physical inactivity--and equal to cholesterol levels. After years of medical research, the truth is out: too much insulin in your body can lead directly to heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and excessive weight gain. What causes insulin levels to rise? Foods rich in carbohydrates--not just starches, salty snacks, and sweets--but even low-cal foods once thought to be good for you, such as salad with…    
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Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 9/7/1999
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 368
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.75" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English

RICHARD F. HELLER, Ph.D., is a professor emeritus at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City and in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the City University of New York. He has published more than fifty books, abstracts, articles, and scientific papers.

Prior to becoming a Professor of Biology and Medical Laboratory Technology for 28 years at the City University of New York, Richard worked in the legitimate theatre on Broadway and, later, as a construction worker, often scaling forty stories to get the job done. Rachael held more than fifty jobs during her pre-writing career including driving a taxi, assistant to a self-made millionaire, emergency-room coordinator, and teaching sign language to a chimpanzee.

Dr. Frederic J. Vagnini is an experienced cardiologist and surgeon, as well as the coauthor of the "New York Times" bestseller "The Carbohydrate Addict's Healthy Heart Program". A well-known media expert and public speaker, he currently hosts a live call-in radio program called "The Heart Show" on WOR 710 AM.Dave Bunnell is the founder and editor of LongLifeClubTM, a worldwide online community with thousands of members in more than 50 countries. An award-winning media pioneer, he also founded the computer magazines "PC", "PC World", and "Macworld", the trade show Macworld Expo, and the biotechnology information service BioWorld.