Heart disease is the number one killer in America, and the widespread belief is that it is caused by a diet high in fat and cholesterol. Why do many heart attack victims have "normal" cholesterol levels? Why do the French, who love foie gras and red wine, rarely develop heart disease? How is it that the native people of Greenland and the Masai of Africa, whose diets consists largely of animal fat, have almost no heart disease?
For eighty-five years, the cholesterol theory of heart disease reigned supreme. But it has never been scientifically proven that fats and cholesterol cause arteriosclerosis or that lowering the amount of fat and cholesterol in our diets will reduce our risk of developing heart disease.
In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Kilmer McCully explains what is really behind the epidemic of heart disease. The Harvard-trained physician and researcher reveals how the vitamin B deficiency in our Western diet has produced harmful blood levels of homocysteine, an amino acid produced in the body. Homocysteine damages the arteries, leaving them susceptible to cholesterol and fat deposits. For many years clogged arteries have been inaccurately viewed as the cause, rather than the symptom, of heart disease. Now McCully shows you how to cut your risk of heart disease by controlling the real culprit, homocysteine. Considered one of the most significant medical breakthroughs in recent years, McCully's findings have been validated by numerous large-scale studies.
The Heart Revolution:
In the 1970s, pharmaceutical houses were making huge profits on cholesterol-lowering drugs. When McCully dared to challenge the prevailing view that cholesterol caused heart disease, he was castigated by his peers. Thirty years later he has received international recognition for the very same work. The Heart Revolution is more than a revolutionary program for disease prevention, it is also an intriguing tale of medical discovery.
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In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Kilmer S. McCully explains what is really behind the epidemic of heart disease. For many years, clogged arteries have been inaccurately viewed as the cause, rather than a symptom of heart disease. Now, McCully shows you how to cut your risk of heart disease by controlling the real culprit, homocysteine. Considered one of the most significant medical breakthroughs in recent years, McCully's findings have been validated by numerous large scale studies. The Heart Revolution:
-- Challenges the long-held assumption that lowering cholesterol is the key to preventing heart disease
-- Explains how eating vitamin B-rich food can control homocysteine levels
-- Lays out a plan with menus for putting more B vitamins in our diet
-- Discusses how food processing and additives compromise our health
-- Explains how costly cholesterol-lowering medicines can actually harm our health
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. HarperCol, 1999. Book Condition: New. Unread Copy in Perfect Condition. Summary: The revolutionary new approach to heart disease by a leading authority.Homocysteine is a destructive amino acid that can build up in the blood, leading to arteriosclerosis and a host of other degenerative diseases. B vitamins prevent this buildup, and these are the very nutrients lacking in the average diet. Dr. Kilmer McCully shows why our vitamin-B-depleted food supply -- and not cholesterol -- is the real culprit behind heart disease. In this extraordinary book, he explains the science behind his theories, then lays out a safe, effective plan that shows readers how to: -- Cut their risk of heart attack -- without dangerous cholesterol-lowering drugs-- Stop arteriosclerosis in its tracks -- and perhaps reverse moderate heart disease-- Add B vitamins to their diet, simply and deliciously, thereby lowering homocysteine levels.Dr. McCully's research was initially dismissed by the medical community because it challenged the notion that cholesterol was the major culprit in heartdisease. But his findings have now been corroborated by large-scale studies, published in the New England Journal of Medicine and elsewhere. Seller Inventory # 004186
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