Physical activity and cardiovascular disease prevention /

Kokkinos, Peter.

Physical activity and cardiovascular disease prevention / Peter Kokkinos. - Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett, c2010. - xiv, 416 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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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Heart--Diseases--Exercise therapy.
Heart--Diseases--Prevention.
Cardiovascular Diseases--prevention & control.
Exercise--physiology.

RC684.E9 / K65 2010

616.1205 / KPP

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