A crisis call for new preventive medicine : emerging effects of lifestyle on morbidity and mortality /

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Of the ten most common causes of death in industrialized countries, atleast two-thirds are lifestyle related (i.e. poor nutrition, physicalinactivity, overweight/obesity, cigarette smoking, alcohol/drug abuseand the environment, among others). The rapidly expanding elder population will put further...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Knight, Joseph A., 1930-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: River Edge, NJ : World Scientific Pub., ©2004.
Temas:
Medicine, Preventive.
Health behavior.
Lifestyles.
Preventive Medicine
Health Behavior
Life Style
Obesity > prevention & control
Médecine préventive.
Habitudes sanitaires.
Style de vie.
MEDICAL > Pathology.
MEDICAL > Pathophysiology.
Lifestyles
Health behavior
Medicine, Preventive
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Life Expectancy, Disease Prevention and Wellness Assessment; Chapter 2. Overweight and Obesity: Associated Health Risks and Economic Costs; Chapter 3. Physical Activity: Its Role in Disease/Disorder Prevention; Chapter 4. Nutrition: Its Role in Aging, Health and Disease; Chapter 5. Substance Abuse, Herbal Medicines and Environmental Factors: Their Effect on Aging, Health and Disease; Index.

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