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Author IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Cancer-Preventive Strategies.

Title Weight control and physical activity / [editors, Harri Vainio, Franca Bianchini]
Published Lyon : IARC Press ; Oxford : Oxford University Press [distributor], 2002

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 MELB  616.994052 Iar/Cho 2002  AVAILABLE
Description xii, 315 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
regular print
Series IARC handbooks of cancer prevention, 1027-5622 ; 6
IARC handbooks of cancer prevention ; 6
Contents Preface: Why a Handbook on weight control and physical activity? -- 1. Characteristics of weight control and physical activity -- 2. Occurrence, trends and analysis -- 3. Preventing weight gain and promoting physical activity -- 4. Metabolic consequences of overweight, underweight and physical activity/inactivity -- 5. Cancer-preventive effects -- 6. Other beneficial effects -- 7. Carcinogenicity -- 8. Other adverse effects of weight control and physical activity -- 9. Summary of data -- 10. Recommendations -- 11. Evaluation
Analysis Cancer Prevention Congresses
Body weight Congresses
Exercise Congresses
Notes This publication represents the views and opinions of an IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Cancer-Preventive Strategies which met in Lyon, France, February 13-20, 2001
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Performer This publication represents the views and opinions of an IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Cancer-Preventive Strategies which met in Lyon, France, February 13-20, 2001
Notes English
Subject Cancer -- Prevention -- Congresses.
Body weight -- Congresses.
Exercise -- Congresses.
Exercise -- Physiological aspects.
Obesity.
Weight loss.
Weight Loss.
Exercise.
Obesity.
Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings.
Author Vainio, H. (Harri), 1947-
Bianchini, Franca.
World Health Organization.
International Agency for Research on Cancer.
ISBN 928323006X paperback