Title:
Physical activity and cardiovascular disease prevention / Peter Kokkinos.
Main Entry:
Kokkinos, Peter.
Publisher:
Jones and Bartlett,
Publication Date:
c2010.
Publication Place:
Sudbury, Mass. :
ISBN:
9780763756123 (hbk.)
0763756121(hbk.)
Subject:
Heart -- Diseases -- Exercise therapy.
Heart -- Diseases -- Prevention.
Contents:
History of physical activity and health -- Defining exercise and fitness -- Dietary concepts : the essentials -- Vitamins, minerals, and water -- The muscular system -- Metabolism and physical activity -- The cardiovascular system -- Epidemiology of cardiovascular disease -- Cardiovascular diseases and physical activity -- Blood lipids and physical activity -- Diabetes mellitus and physical activity -- High blood pressure and physical activity -- Obesity and physical activity -- Cardiovascular risk of physical activity.
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