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| Author | Robert Kowalski |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Published | Harper & Row, 1987 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 448 |
| ISBN | 0-06-056460-1 |
The New 8-Week Cholesterol Cure is a 1987 health book by Robert Kowalski, who wrote it as a personal recollection about dealing with cholesterol issues.[1] Kowalski wrote the book after having two coronary bypass surgeries and a heart attack.[2] He created the program detailed in the book after he realized that a diet change alone would not help him, and the book is sometimes credited with popularizing oat bran as a health food.[3] Kowalski published three other books in the 8-Week Cholesterol Cure series as well as The Blood Pressure Cure: 8 Weeks to Lower Blood Pressure without Prescription Drugs, which dealt with blood pressure.
In October 1988 a lawsuit was filed by 16 plaintiffs against Kowalski and Harper & Row. The plaintiffs alleged that following the advice listed in the book caused them emotional and physical harm and that the book was not properly researched by its author or publisher.[4]
- ^ "Robert Kowalski and the 8-Week Cholesterol Cure". Polish American Journal. 1992. ProQuest 367379184.
- ^ "Cholesterol Was Sending Writer Robert Kowalski to An Early Grave; Now He's on His Way to the Bank – Vol. 30 No. 7". PEOPLE.com. 1988-08-15. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
- ^ Fitzsimmons, Robert (2012-01-01). "Oh, What Those Oats Can Do. Quaker Oats, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Market Value of Scientific Evidence 1984 to 2010". Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety. 11 (1): 56–99. doi:10.1111/j.1541-4337.2011.00170.x. ISSN 1541-4337.
- ^ Squires, Sally (December 6, 1988). "CHOLESTEROL BOOK SPARKS $6-MILLION SUIT". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 19, 2017.