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By
Manu Chakravarthy, MD, PhD, Endocrinology Fellow, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Frank Booth, PhD, Professor of Biomedical Sciences and of Physiology and Investigator at the Dalton Cardiovascular Institute, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
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Description
This exciting and timely volume presents the principles for the primary prevention of chronic conditions by exercise. It discusses the
health consequences of inactivity, the biologic basis for the benefits of physical activity, and presents strategies for combating the
sedentary-living epidemic. Packed with figures, graphs, and tables for easy access.
Audience
Physicians, Nurses, Exercise Physiologists
Contents
I: Defining the Problem
1. From Hunting and Gathering to 7-11s and TV
2. Definitions
3. Genetic Considerations
4. Physical
Activity Deficiency
5. Children's Health Endangered
II: The Means to Action
6. Health Benefits of Physical Activity
7.
Caloric Balance and Expenditure
8. Physical Activity Prescription
9. Counseling Patients About Undertaking Physical Activity
10.
Weight Loss Counseling
11. Promotion of Routine Daily Physical Activity
III: Biological Basis For Chronic Diseases Caused By
Physical Inactivity
12. Health Consequences of Physical Inactivity
13. Cardiovascular Diseases
14. Metabolic Diseases
15.
Cancer
16. Aging
17. Bed Rest/Spinal Cord Injury
18. Pulmonary Diseases
19. Inflammation/Immune Dysfunction
20. Neurological
Disorders
21. Musculoskeletal Disorders
22. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
23. Women's Health
24. Regulation of the Human
Genome Through Physical Activity
25. Inactivity: A Fat Chance of Being Healthy
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Paperback, 250 pages, publication date: APR-2003
ISBN-13: 978-1-56053-568-3
ISBN-10: 1-56053-568-7
Imprint: HANLEY AND BELFUS MEDICAL PUBLISHERS
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Last update: 30 Oct 2009
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