Synopses & Reviews
Facts & Trends- "American Medical Association Family Cookbook, the association's first cookbook, won the prestigious James Beard Award in 1998.- 18.2 million Americans suffer from diabetes. Adults with diabetes have heart disease death rates about two to four times higher than adults without diabetes.- About 61 million Americans have some form of heart disease. It is the No.1 cause of death and the leading cause of diabetes-related deaths.- Nearly 260,000 diabetic and sugar-free cookbooks and more than 470,000 low-fat cookbooks sold in 2003.- More than 2.3 million health and healing cookbooks sold in 2003--the third largest segment of cookbook sales.- More than 79,000 heart-related cookbooks sold in 2003.- Each of these two concept was found appealing (individually) by 66% of cooks.
Synopsis
Written by the health experts at AMA, this cookbook provides valuable, up-to-date information for anyone wanting to lead a healthy life.
Includes life-enriching, delicious meals that are easily created and work with a diabetic diet.
Offers dishes created by AMA diabetes experts to help with weight loss, hit daily nutritional targets, and minimize disease risk.
Shows carbohydrate count and diabetic exchange information for each recipe in an easy-to-follow format so you know instantly how the dish can fit into your overall diet.
Gives up-to-date information on managing and preventing Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.
Provides an extensive list of foods that help fight diabetes and heart disease.
Synopsis
Valuable, up-to-date information from the health experts at the AMA.
Offers dishes to help with weight loss, hit daily nutritional targets, and minimize disease risk.
Shows carbohydrate count and diabetic exchange information for each recipe in an easy-to-follow format.
About the Author
The American Medical Association was formed in 1847 to advance the art and science of medicine while serving as a unified voice for the nation's physicians. More than 150 years later, it continues to exert a major impact on medicine in American.