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Cholesterol and Beyond
A. Stewart Truswell
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Description for Cholesterol and Beyond
Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBN; MBX; MJD; PSB; PSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 379.
“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 ... Read more
“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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
Number of Pages
227
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400799776
SKU
V9789400799776
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Cholesterol and Beyond
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. … ... Read more