Syndrome X, the Silent Killer - The Silent Killer: The New Heart Disease Risk

The doctor who identified Syndrome X--the hidden condition that puts 60 million Americans at risk for heart attacks--presents a six-step program that promises to improve cardiac health for Syndrome X sufferers and the general population as well.

About the author

Gerald Reaven M.D., Terry Kristen Strom M.B.A., and Barry Fox

Summary

Is Your So-Called Good Diet Slowly Killing You?
If you have Syndrome X -- and 60 to 75 million Americans do -- the widely recommended low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet may be the surest route to a heart attack. Now, Gerald Reaven, M.D., the pioneering Stanford University doctor who discovered Syndrome X, explains why:

• Even if your total cholesterol level is perfect, it may not shield you from a heart attack.
  
• Carbohydrates can be just as harmful as red meat or butter.
  
• A diet high in "good" fats (as much as 40 percent of calories) is actually better for you.
  
• The Zone diet, the Atkins diet, and the American Heart Association diet can each be dangerous under certain conditions.
  
• The failure of insulin, the body's "sugar cop," to process blood sugar is the key to Syndrome X.
  
• The Syndrome X diet and exercise program will keep you healthy and protect your heart even if you do not suffer from insulin resistance.
  

Tested in carefully controlled research settings and in practice, the Syndrome X program is safe, effective, and easy to follow.

Product details

• Authors: Barry Fox, REAVEN, Gerald Reaven, Gerald M. Reaven, Terry Kirsten Strom
• Publisher: Harper Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.08.2001
• EAN: 9780684868639
• ISBN: 978-0-684-86863-9
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 369 g
• Illustrations: 1, black & white illustrations
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; HEALTH & FITNESS / General, MEDICAL / Cardiology, Popular medicine & health, Fitness & diet, Fitness and diet, Cardiovascular medicine, Popular medicine and health, medical; health; well being; healthy