Cholesterol and Beyond: The Research on Diet and Coronary Heart Disease 1900-200

Description: Cholesterol and Beyond by A. Stewart Truswell This is a remarkable, concise history of research on diet and heart disease, which traces the rise and fall of coronary heart disease as the major cause of death in the first world, followed by the rise of this cause of death in the developing world. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description "Only once in a great while does a book come along that really does the job in addressing a major medical issue. When this happens, all can be joyful… Readers will find ALL their favorite dietary puzzlements dealt with… With consummate scholarship, clarity and brevity, Truswell sifts out the chaff and identifies the critical questions, the responsible investigators, and the key studies."So says Emeritus Professor Henry Blackburn from the University of Minnesota in the foreword to this remarkable concise book on the history of research on diet and heart disease. This was a theme of scientific, medical and public interest in the 20th Century, a century marked by the rise and fall of coronary heart disease as the major cause of death in the first world, followed by the rise of this cause of death in the developing world.There is obviously much to learn, and this book is an excellent starting point, tracing dietary factors and their role in heart disease one by one: fats, sugar, salt, alcohol, coffee, trans-fats, etc. Without an understanding of the role of diet and the changes that have been seen in the North American and NW European diet, the story of the decline in the heart disease death rate may have been very different. Back Cover "Only once in a great while does a book come along that really does the job in addressing a major medical issue. When this happens, all can be joyful... Readers will find ALL their favorite dietary puzzlements dealt with... With consummate scholarship, clarity and brevity, Truswell sifts out the chaff and identifies the critical questions, the responsible investigators, and the key studies."So says Emeritus Professor Henry Blackburn from the University of Minnesota in the foreword to this remarkable concise book on the history of research on diet and heart disease. This was a theme of scientific, medical and public interest in the 20th Century, a century marked by the rise and fall of coronary heart disease as the major cause of death in the first world, followed by the rise of this cause of death in the developing world.There is obviously much to learn, and this book is an excellent starting point, tracing dietary factors and their role in heart disease one by one: fats, sugar, salt, alcohol, coffee, trans-fats, etc. Without an understanding of the role of diet and the changes that have been seen in the North American and NW European diet, the story of the decline in the heart disease death rate may have been very different. Table of Contents Emergence of Coronary Heart Disease as a Diagnosis.- Experimental Pathology in St. Petersburg.- Is Plasma Cholesterol Raised with Human Atherosclerosis?.- Diet Can Have Worthwhile Effects on Human Plasma Cholesterol.- A New Type of Observational Epidemiology.- Serum Triglycerides? Another Risk Factor.- Fredricksons Classification of the Hyperlipoproteinaemias.- The Seven Countries Study (7CS).- Sucrose – An Alternative Dietary Hypothesis.- HDL-Cholesterol Is Protective.- Critics and Sceptics.- Thrombosis on and in Atheroma.- Dietary Cholesterol May Affect Plasma Cholesterol.- First Controlled Trials.- Dietary Fibre.- Obesity.- Thrombosis Treated Early.- Fish Oil.- Alcohol.- Coffee.- Trans-Fatty Acids.- Antioxidants.- More Controlled Dietary Trials.- Trials of Better Drugs.- Linoleic Acid is Protective.- Plant Sterols Fade and Return.- Soy Proteins Versus Casein.- High Homocysteine Associated with Cardiovascular Diseases.- And Salt Should Be Included.- How It Adds Up.- The Big Picture.- End Notes. Review From the reviews:"A. Stewart Truswell has written a very informative and at the same time entertaining and highly readable account of the nutritional epidemiology of CHD … . I would strongly recommend this book … . also be of considerable interest to epidemiologists, nutritionists, and public health scientists who are attempting to study nutrition and other diseases. … Most importantly, this would be an extremely good book to … research colleagues who doubt the value of good nutrition epidemiology research in the publics health." (Lewis H. Kuller, American Journal of Epidemiology, Vol. 173 (9), 2011) Long Description "Only once in a great while does a book come along that really does the job in addressing a major medical issue. When this happens, all can be joyful... Readers will find ALL their favorite dietary puzzlements dealt with... With consummate scholarship, clarity and brevity, Truswell sifts out the chaff and identifies the critical questions, the responsible investigators, and the key studies."So says Emeritus Professor Henry Blackburn from the University of Minnesota in the foreword to this remarkable concise book on the history of research on diet and heart disease. This was a theme of scientific, medical and public interest in the 20th Century, a century marked by the rise and fall of coronary heart disease as the major cause of death in the first world, followed by the rise of this cause of death in the developing world.There is obviously much to learn, and this book is an excellent starting point, tracing dietary factors and their role in heart disease one by one: fats, sugar, salt, alcohol, coffee, trans-fats, etc. Without an understanding of the role of diet and the changes that have been seen in the North American and NW European diet, the story of the decline in the heart disease death rate may have been very different. Review Quote From the reviews: "A. Stewart Truswell has written a very informative and at the same time entertaining and highly readable account of the nutritional epidemiology of CHD ... . I would strongly recommend this book ... . also be of considerable interest to epidemiologists, nutritionists, and public health scientists who are attempting to study nutrition and other diseases. ... Most importantly, this would be an extremely good book to ... research colleagues who doubt the value of good nutrition epidemiology research in the publics health." (Lewis H. Kuller, American Journal of Epidemiology, Vol. 173 (9), 2011) Feature It describes all the evidence-based research on diet and coronary heart disease from 1900-2000It is uniqueIt is both a part of medical history and a narrative reviewThe author, a physician, has had extensive involvement with research on different dietary components and plasma cholesterolThe book is easy to read and unbiased. It is not pushing any particular diet or theory Details ISBN9400799772 ISBN-10 9400799772 ISBN-13 9789400799776 Format Paperback Publisher Springer Imprint Springer Subtitle The Research on Diet and Coronary Heart Disease 1900-2000 Place of Publication Dordrecht Country of Publication Netherlands Year 2014 Publication Date 2014-09-29 Short Title CHOLESTEROL & BEYOND 2010/E Language English Media Book Author A. Stewart Truswell Edition 2010th Pages 227 DEWEY 616.123 UK Release Date 2014-09-29 Illustrations XVI, 227 p. Edition Description 2010 ed. Alternative 9789048188741 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:96293020;

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