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Yes, you read that right You don t have to read everything contained within these snazzy black and yellow covers Any text in a gray box is a sidebar Sidebars contain nice to know (and may I add, pretty interesting) material, but skipping them won t take away from your understanding of the subject at hand Additionally, anything marked with a Technical Stuff icon deals with nuts-andbolts medical info that simply provides background information and in-depth scientific explanations about various subjects You may skip these bits of text as well (although they provide some great info, if I do say so myself)

A writer has to make a few assumptions about her audience, and I ve made a few assumptions about you If you ve picked up this book, I m guessing that you fall into one or more of these categories:

You ve been told by your doctor that your cholesterol levels aren t up to par, and you have to do something about it You ve heard all the talk about high cholesterol in recent years, and you want to find out what all the fuss is about You routinely buy every For Dummies book that hits the shelf, and this one is next on your list You re a health-conscious individual You re concerned about heart disease, and controlling the ol cholesterol levels has become very important to you I ve also assumed that you don t have a level of health-related knowledge to rival the US Surgeon General s If this assumption is correct, you ve come to the right place Easy-to-follow explanations are a hallmark of this book But if you approach the subject of controlling cholesterol with some information already tucked away in that brain of yours, don t worry I ve included plenty of info in this book for you as well

This summary aims to whet your appetite for cholesterol control by giving you a glimpse of what s ahead in the 14 regular chapters, four count em, four Part of Tens chapters, and one bang-up, nutrition-chart appendix Use this section as a thumbnail guide to what you want to read first

1 is, well, the first chapter It explains why you should read this book to reduce your risk of heart attack 2 explains the good side of cholesterol (yes, cholesterol has a good side), as well as the problems it can cause 3 says, Okay, now figure out your own personal risk of cholesterol-related heart disease Don t skip 3: The news may be better than you think And hey, if it isn t, the rest of the book tells you how to reverse the picture and improve your odds for a long, healthy life

Yes, your diet pulls some weight when it comes to your cholesterol numbers Actually, your diet matters big time 4 lays out principles for a cholesterol-lowering diet proposed by all the usual suspects, oops, I mean experts 5 tells you how to assemble a cholesterol-lowering diet 6 tells how to apply the information in chapters 4 and 5 to real life

Diet matters, but so does your lifestyle 7 is a very important explanation of the relationship between your weight and your cholesterol levels 8 describes how movin your bod can help push down your cholesterol 9 is not, repeat not, a both-sides-of-the-issue type of chapter Smoking does many bad things, including lifting your cholesterol levels, so this chapter pulls no punches In 10, I head back into moderate territory moderate drinking that is In study after study, sober researchers have found that moderate drinking one drink a day for a woman, two drinks a day for a man appears to increase your good cholesterol and lower your risk of heart attack Check it out