Controlling Your Fat Tooth - Softcover

Piscatella, Joseph C.; Piscatella, Bernie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0894804316 ISBN 13: 9780894804311

Publisher: Workman Publishing Company, 1991

Synopsis

Doing for fat what he did for cholesterol in the bestsellers Don-Yt Eat Your Heart Out and Choices for a Healthy Heart, lay expert Joe C. Piscatella presents a wealth of medically sound information on the dangerous American high-fat diet and what can be done to avoid it.

He shows how our fast-paced modern lifestyle has created a pro-fat culture that relies on frozen meals, fast foods, and snacks for nutrition. He reveals how advertising regularly misleads consumers about the fat content of foods (2% milk, for example, is really 38% fat). He makes known information about the biological basis for the -_fat tooth-"-Xwhy so many of us crave chocolate, cheesecake, and ice cream. And he provides specific, practical, usable advice on striping fat from our diets by employing a special fat tooth budget.

With menus, tips, and 200 delicious, low-fat recipes from Bernie Piscatella-Xeach with a nutritional breakdown-XCONTROLLING YOUR FAT TOOTH is every American-Ys antidote to a national epidemic. Selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club, Better Homes & Gardens Family Book Service, and Rodale Book Club. 450,000 copies in print.

About this title

About the Author

Author Joseph C. Piscatella has been a keen observer of American eating habits since 1977, when emergency open-heart surgery at the age of 32 forced him to recognize the intimate connection between dietary habits and overall health. His successful recovery and determination to make adjustment in his own lifestyle and diet inspired a new career as an active proponent of healthy lifestyle changes. As president of the Institute for Fitness and Health, Inc. in Tacoma, Washington, he lectures extensively to a variety of clients, including medical organizations, corporations and professional associations, and is a consultant on major wellness projects for Fortune 500 companies, the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force. Cited in Time for their practicality and effectiveness, his seminars deal with the management of lifestyle habits to increase health, longevity and productivity. Mr. Piscatella is the only non-medical member of the National Institute of Health Cardiac Rehabilitation Expert Panel, which develops clinical practice guidelines for physicians. He is also a member of the Association for Worksite Health Promotion, the American Association of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, and the National Wellness Association.

From the Back Cover

What every person needs to know about dietary fat. How to beat your fat cravings. How to put yourself on a fat budget. How to reduce fat consumption to 30% of caloric intake. How to make smart food choices and lose weight without dieting. How cutting fat will make a positive difference in every aspect of your-Xand your family-Ys-Xhealth.

UNDERSTANDING THE BASICS

,h The link between excess dietary fat and heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes

,h Why all calories are not created equal

,h The hidden fat in baked goods and convenience foods

,h The difference between saturated, polyunsaturated, and monounsaturated oils

,h The marriage of sugar and fat, and the truth behind the -_sweet tooth-"

,h Food labels and the myths about -_lite-" and -_low-fat-"

-_Controlling Your Fat Tooth is a scientifically sound, effective tool for translating into everyday actions what we know we should do: eat less fat.-"

(Adam Drewnowski, Ph.D., Director, Program in Human Nutrition, University of Michigan)

-_This is a take-charge book! . . . it offers a sensible, do-it-yourself approach to changing food habits without deprivation. After reviewing the information, suggestions, and every single recipe for nutritional content, I can tell you that these authors know what they-Yre doing.-"

(Evette M. Hackman, Ph.D., R.D., Nutrition and food editor, Shape magazine)

Edition details

• Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0894804316
• ISBN 13: 9780894804311
• Binding: Plastic Comb
• Number of pages: 542