Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-351) and index.

Part I Aging -- 1 What Is the Accelerated Metabolic Aging Process? 3 -- 2 Human Survival Depends on Hormones and Fat 17 -- 3 Humans Are Part of the Food Chain 29 -- 4 Low-Serotonin State: The Common Denominator 39 -- Part II Cholesterol and Fat -- 5 Dietary Cholesterol and Fat Are Essential to Life 61 -- 6 Why You Must Eat Cholesterol 67 -- Part III Heart Disease, Type II Diabetes and Cancer -- 7 Your Cholesterol Count Is Not the Final Word 75 -- 8 What About the Good HDLs? 85 -- 9 Real Risk Factors for a Heart Attack 93 -- 10 Two Packs of Cigarettes a Day x Fifty Years = Accelerated Metabolic Aging 103 -- 11 Cancer and the High-Insulin Lifestyle 109 -- Part IV Achieving a Balanced Diet -- 12 Carbohydrates Are Sugar 119 -- 13 Fat Does Not Make You Fat 127 -- 14 Gaining Body Fat on a Low-Fat Diet 133 -- 15 Dispelling Low-Fat Beliefs 141 -- Part V Eating Disorders -- 16 Diet Scams 149 -- 17 Dr. Schwarzbein, Sugar Junkie 163 -- 18 You Can Be Too Thin 173 -- 19 Overfed and Undernourished 189 -- 20 Children Do Not Have to Be Overweight 195 -- Part VI Vegetarian Diet -- 21 Committed Vegetarian 203 -- 22 Body Is Interconnected 209 -- Part VII Changing Your Lifestyle -- 23 Changing Her Lifestyle Without Suffering 217 -- Part VIII Healing And Maintenance Programs -- 24 Schwarzbein Nutrition and Lifestyle Programs 223 -- 25 Schwarzbein Healing and Maintenance Nutritional Programs 241 -- 26 What Not to Eat 277 -- 27 Planning Your Meals 289.