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The Healthy Heart Handbook, NHLBI

The Healthy Heart Handbook, NHLBI
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Healthy
Heart
Handbook
For
Women
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NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office
Superintendent of Documents, Mail Stop: SSOP
Washington, DC 20402-9328
ISBN 0-16-037976-8



Table of Contents

PREFACE TO THE NEW EDITION
THE HEALTHY HEART

What are Cardiovascular Diseases?
Who Gets Cardiovascular Diseases?
MAJOR RISK FACTORS
Smoking
High Blood Pressure
High Blood Cholesterol
Overweight
Physical Inactivity
Diabetes
Other Factors
Stress
Birth Control Pills
Alcohol
Homocysteine
WOMEN WHO HAVE HEART DISEASE
PREVENTION: A PERSONAL PROJECT
Self-Help Strategies for a Healthy Heart
Kicking the Smoking Habit
Becoming Physically Active
Eating for Health
Lowering Blood Cholesterol
Preventing and Controlling High Blood Pressure
Losing Weight: Four Ways to Win
Other Prevention Issues
Hormones and Menopause
Aspirin
RESEARCH: NEW FOCUS ON WOMEN

The Heart of the Matter
Meal Planning: A Change of Heart
A Guide to Choosing Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol Foods
Recipes for a Healthy Heart

RESOURCES FOR A HEALTHY HEART



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