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Author International Congress and Exhibition on Nutrition, Fitness, and Health (2006 : Shanghai, China)

Title Nutrition and fitness : cultural, genetic, and metabolic aspects / volume editor, Artemis P. Simopoulos
Published Basel ; New York : Karger, 2008

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Series World review of nutrition and dietetics, 0084-2230 ; v. 98
World review of nutrition and dietetics ; v. 98. 0084-2230
Contents Nutrition and fitness from the first Olympiad in 776 BC to the 21st century and the concept of positive health / Simopoulos, A.P. -- Omega-3 fatty acids, exercise, physical activity, and athletics / Simopoulos, A.P. -- Omega-6 fatty acids and excessive adipose tissue development / Ailhaud, G. -- Non-conventional genetic risk factors for cardiovascular disease / Allayee, H. -- ApoE genotype: impact on health, fitness, and nutrition / Angelopoulos, T.J., Lowndes, J.-- Nutrition in the prevention of chronic diseases / Tapsell, L.C., Probst, Y.C.-- Exercise and obesity: lifestyle modification as a means in prevention and treatment / Pavlou, K.N.-- Nutritional risk factors for gastrointestinal cancers: the Multiethnic Cohort Study / Kolonel, L.N. -- Mediterranean food and diets, global resource for the control of metabolic syndrome and chronic diseases / Urquiaga, I. [and others]. -- The role of government in nutrition and fitness / Bourne, P.G.-- Balancing the scales: a common-sense look at global nutrition problems and what can be done about them / Clay, W. -- Historical perspective: the antiquity of exercise, exercise physiology, and the exercise prescription for health / Tipton, C.M
Summary This volume contains a selection of papers presented at the Nutrition and Fitness Conference in Shanghai, held in November 2006 under the auspices of the World Council on Nutrition, Fitness and Health. Starting with a keynote presentation on nutrition, fitness and the concept of positive health from ancient times to the present, the focus then shifts to the role of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids in health and disease. Other topics addressed are non-conventional genetic risk factors for cardiovascular disease; the impact of the APO E genotype on health, nutrition and fitness; nutrition in the prevention of chronic disease; and the connection between exercise and obesity. Papers on nutritional risk factors for gastrointestinal cancers; mediterranean diets as a global resource in health and disease; as well as political issues conclude the presentations. Covering a wide spectrum of issues, these proceedings will be of interest to geneticists, nutritionists and dieticians, exercise physiologists, cultural anthropologists, historians, pediatricians, internists, general practitioners, health care providers, scientists in industry and government, policymakers, and national and international governmental organizations
Notes "Selected Proceedings of the International Congress and Exhibition on Nutrition, Fitness, and Health, Shanghai, November 30 to December 2, 2006."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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Subject Nutrition -- Congresses
Physical fitness -- Congresses
Nutrition.
Physical fitness.
Health promotion.
Nutrition -- Genetic aspects.
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Physical Fitness
Health Promotion
Metabolism -- physiology
Nutrigenomics
Nutrition -- Genetic aspects
Health promotion
Nutrition
Physical fitness
Ernährung -- Sportliche Aktivität -- Kongress -- Shanghai <2006>
Sportliche Aktivität -- Ernährung -- Kongress -- Shanghai <2006>
Genre/Form proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
Form Electronic book
Author Simopoulos, Artemis P., 1933-
ISBN 3805585314
9783805585316