Exercise, nutrition, and the older woman : wellness for women over fifty /
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Boca Raton, FL:
CRC Press,
c2000
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Table of Contents:
- Section I. Exercise: Chapter 1. Exercise and Aging
- Chapter 2. The exercise prescription
- Chapter 3. Exercise, nutrition and medications
- Section II. Nutrition: Chapter 4. General nutrition
- Chapter 5. Energy
- Chapter 6. Protein
- Chapter 7. Fat and cholesterol
- Chapter 8. Calcium and vitamin D
- Chapter 9. Antioxidants and immune response
- Section III. Exercise, nutrition and chronic disease: Chapter 10. Arthritis
- Chapter 11. Cancer
- Chapter 12. Diabetes
- Chapter 13. Falls and balance
- Chapter 14. Cardiovascular disease and hypertension
- Chapter 15. Menopause and sexuality
- Chapter 16. Minority womenʹs health
- Chapter 17. Obesity
- Chapter 18. Osteoporosis
- Chapter 19. Depression
- Chapter 20. Sleep
- Chapter 21. Thirst and dehydration
- Section IV. Integrating the exercise, nutrition and wellness prescription into health care practice: Chapter 22. Preventative health strategies- evaluating current information on exercise and nutrition
- Chapter 23. Nutritional assessment
- Chapter 24. Practical implementation of nutritional recommendations
- Chapter 25. Practical implementation of exercise prescriptions
- Chapter 26. Promoting adoption and maintenance of physical activity and dietary behavior change
- Chapter 27. Environmental design and safety
- Appendix. Suggested readings
- Index