Product Description

Dr. Mogadam highlights the 25 risk factors associated with heart disease, of which cholesterol is only one, and offers a step-by-step guide to avoiding--or controlling--all of them.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #414116 in Books
• Published on: 2001-08
• Released on: 2001-08-31
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 256 pages

Customer Reviews

Heart Attack Is Preventable
In this highly informative book, Dr Michel Magadam tells you 20 Risk factors of Heart Attack. A person who suffered a heart attach should read this book. It is definitely going to change his life style for ever. As long as you stick to the programs of Dr Michel, you will be free from another heart attack and feel better in many ways. He has given a most suitable diet for patients with heart disease, hyper tension, diabetes and cholesterol.

There are 2 things I couldn't put down. This book and my cup of S o y f e e. It's made from organic soyabeans which you brew just like coffee. No caffeine and I don't miss it either. Look for on the web at www. S oycoffee.com

An encyclopedic reference for heart disease risk factors
Dr. Mogadam has compressed a huge quantity of information into the nearly 400 pages of this book. The unifying theme in this book is that Dr. Mogadam describes 20 risk factors for heart attack and proceeds to describe how diet,exercise, supplements, and medication impacts on each one. He includes discussions of some of the less commonly performed tests, like lipoprotein(a), fibrinogen, and chronic infections.

If you're searching for a good summary of conventional thought on cholesterol and heart disease risk, this book can be a useful reference. You might find it a bit tough to read front to back, as the style is somewhat dense and didactic. I think it might suit best as a reference to refer to when specific questions come to mind on these various risk factors.

Great book on important topic
Great book because:

1) He's an M.D. that also teaches at a university hospital.
2) No hocus-pocus ancient remedies, or magic bullets.
3) Covers the results from newer longitudinal studies.
4) Discusses the new findings on causes of heart disease.
5) Discusses which foods are good/bad for you.
6) Develops a scoring system for foods that is easy to follow.
7) Points out that it is really a multi-faceted problem.
8) Describes the medical tests to get.

What I didn't like:

1) He says I have to exercise more.
2) He says I have to lose more weight.

I can now understand that: all food is bad, but without it you die; some foods are better than others; food is not the only part of this problem.

Overall, this is a great book that summarizes current understanding of heart disease. Perhaps most important is his point on the multi-faceted nature of heart disease. There are some really interesting charts and diagrams showing how its just not X (just not fat, just not cholesterol).

Great book. I highly recommend it.

John Dunbar
Sugar Land, TX