Physical activity and cardiovascular disease prevention
By: Peter Kokkinos.
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Sudbury, Mass
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780763756123
Subjects: Heart -- Diseases -- Exercise therapy; Heart -- Diseases -- Prevention; Cardiovascular Diseases -- prevention & control; Exercise -- physiology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: History of physical activity and health; title: Defining exercise and fitness; title: Dietary concepts : the essentials; title: Vitamins, minerals, and water; title: The muscular system; title: Metabolism and physical activity; title: The cardiovascular system; title: Epidemiology of cardiovascular disease; title: Cardiovascular diseases and physical activity; title: Blood lipids and physical activity; title: Diabetes mellitus and physical activity; title: High blood pressure and physical activity; title: Obesity and physical activity; title: Cardiovascular risk of physical activity.