NUTRITION
AND FITNESS (PART 1):
OBESITY, THE METABOLIC SYNDROME, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, AND CANCER
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Editors:
Artemis P. Simopoulos
Bibliographic Data: ISBN: 3-8055-7944-6, S. Karger AG, 2005, 196
pages, $207.25 (hardcover).
Subjects: Nutrition and physical activity in obesity, the metabolic
syndrome, cardiovascular disease, and cancer.
Reviewed by: Hakan Gür, MD, PhD, Uludag University Medical School,
Bursa, Turkey.
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Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (2005) 4, 618
| DESCRIPTION |
The
proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Nutrition and
Fitness held in Athens, Greece, on June 91-2, 2004 are presented in
the book as the first volume of the series. The objectives of the
book are to review/discuss the latest information on nutrition and
fitness by taking into consideration i) genetic endowment, ii) adaptation
to the nutritional factors and the effect of various resources of
energy on exercise and performance, iii) the epidemiology of obesity,
iv) the relationship of nutrition and fitness to chronic diseases
(cardiovascular diseases, syndrome X, obesity, osteoporosis, diabetes,
cancer).
The book also discusses the classification system of obesity in several
countries and compares the diets used in several regions/countries.
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| FEATURES |
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A
common, uniform strategy and evidence-based approach to organizing
and interpreting the literature is used in all chapters. This textbook
is composed of three parts with sub-sections in three of them. The
topics of the parts are: i) Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome, ii)
Coronary Heart Disease and iii) Cancer.
In each specific chapter, an epidemiological picture has been systematically
developed from the data available in prospective, retrospective,
case-control, and cross-sectional studies. The tables and figures
are numerous, helpful and very useful.
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| AUDIENCE |
This
book is almost a compulsory reading for anyone interested in cardiovascular
system, nutrition, metabolism, social and preventive medicine, clinical
nutrition, diabetics, genetics, obesity, public health, sports medicine
and for those wishing to run comprehensive research in this and relevant
areas. The fact that the contributors are leading international researchers
in this field makes this book more welcome.
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| ASSESSMENT |
This
book is almost a compulsory reading for anyone interested in pediatric
injuries and for those wishing to run comprehensive research in this
and relevant areas. The fact that the contributors are leading international
researchers in this field makes this book more welcome.
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