Betty Crocker Healthy Heart Cookbook, by Betty Crocker (Betty Crocker Books)

The home economists at General Mills partnered with the Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease to create delicious and healthy recipes for your heart.

The Diabetes and Healthy Heart Cookbook, by the American Heart Association (McGraw-Hill)

The American Heart Association and American Diabetes Association joined forces to create this book especially for diabetics at risk for heart disease.

The American Heart Association Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol Cookbook, by the American Heart Association (Clarkson Potter)

Updated health information with 50 recipes to help you control your cholesterol levels.

The American Heart Association Meals in Minutes Cookbook (Clarkson Potter)

This book offers more than 200 low-cholesterol, low-fat recipes that are quick to make.

The New Mayo Clinic Cookbook — Eating Well for Better Health, by Cheryl Forberg, Maureen Calahan Donald, M.D., et al. (Oxmoor Press)

Winner of the 2005 Health category award from the James Beard Foundation, this book offers eating and dieting strategies, shopping, menu advice, and recipes.