A crisis call for new preventive medicine: emerging effects of lifestyle on morbidity and mortality
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1. Verfasser: Knight, Joseph A. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: River Edge, NJ World Scientific Pub. ©2004
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
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
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 demands onhealth care systems already burdened by the elderly and thepoor. However, increasing age need not be associated with expandinghealth care costs if people improve their lifestyles
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xi, 760 pages)
ISBN:1281877026
9781281877024
9789812387004
9789812565471
9812387005
9812565477

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