Cardiovascular disease : diet, nutrition and emerging risk factors : the report of a British Nutrition Foundation task force /

Corporate Author: British Nutrition Foundation.
Other Authors: Frayn, K. N.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford, UK ; Ames, Iowa, USA : Published by Blackwell Pub. for the British Nutrition Foundation, 2005.
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Online Access:http://www.blackwellpublishing.com
Table of Contents:
  • The aetiology and epidemiology of cardiovascular disease / Keith Frayn, Sara Stanner
  • Metabolic syndrome : insulin resistance, obesity, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, physical activity and genetic factors / Simon Coppack, Vidya Mohamed-Ali, Fredrik Karpe
  • Lipid-related factors / Fredrik Karpe
  • Endothelial dysfunction / Naveed Sattar, Gordon Ferns
  • Oxidative stress / K. Richard Bruckdorfer
  • The haemostatic system : coagulation, platelets and fibrinolysis / George Miller, K. Richard Bruckdorfer
  • Inflammation-related factors / Parveen Yaqoob, Gordon Ferns
  • Homocysteine / Robert Clarke
  • Adipose tissue-derived factors / Vidya Mohamed-Ali, Simon Coppack
  • Fetal and maternal nutrition / Caroline Fall
  • Diet and cardiovascular disease : where are we now? / Judith Buttriss
  • Physical activity : where are we now? / Judith Buttriss, Adrianne Hardman
  • A public health approach to cardiovascular disease risk reduction / Judith Buttriss
  • Conclusions of the task force
  • Recommendations of the task force
  • Cardiovascular disease : answers to common questions from medical journalists.