Understanding and Managing Cholesterol

"Understanding and Managing Cholesterol" provides all the information health professionals need to help their clients lower their cholesterol levels and keep them low. Part I discusses cholesterol's role in health and atherosclerosis as well as lifestyle and medical approaches to controlling cholesterol. In Part II, Dr. Kevin Byrne explains how high blood pressure, stress, smoking, heredity, and diabetes add to cholesterol build-up. Part III features practical cholesterol-control tools for clients based on the three F's - fat, fibre, and fish. Part IV contains lesson plans and practical advice on designing, implementing, and evaluating cholesterol-lowering programmes and cholesterol screenings.