Nutrition and Fitness : Obesity, the Metabolic Syndrome, Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer

by Simopoulos, Artemis P.

• ISBN13: 9783805579445
• ISBN10: 3805579446
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-10-01
• Publisher: KARGER, S. PUBLISHERS INC

Summary

The Center for Genetics, Nutrition and Health, Washington, D.C. Covers the first part of the proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Nutrition and Fitness, held in Athens, Greece on June 9-12, 2004. DNLM: Nutrition--Congresses.

Table of Contents

Conference Organization	xii
Preface	xiv
Declaration of Olympia on Nutrition and Fitness	xxv
Ancient Olympia
Keynote Address
Positive Health: Exploring Relevant Parameters	xxxiii
Ferris A.E.
Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome
Criteria and Classification of Obesity in Japan and Asia-Oceania	1	(12)
M. Kanazawa
N. Yoshiike
T. Osaka
Y. Numba
P. Zimmet
S. Inoue
Exercise and Obesity in China	13	(14)
C. Chang
Obesity in Childhood: The Greek Experience	27	(9)
A. Kafatos
C.A. Codrington
M. Linardakis
Epidemiology of Physical Activity from Adolescence to Young Adulthood	36	(6)
D.J. Aaron
Y.-S. Jekal
R.E. LaPorte
Adolescent Obesity and Physical Activity	42	(9)
N. Hwalla
A.M. Sibai
N. Adra
Nutrition and Physical Activity of the Population in Serbia	51	(9)
M. Pavlovic
G. Grujic
A. Oshaug
Physical Activity and Body Composition	60	(8)
A. Andreoli
A. De Lorenzo
Syndrome X: Clinical Aspects	68	(7)
D. Labadarios
Metabolic Syndrome: Is There a Pathophysiological Common Denominator? Lessons Learned from the Pima Indians	75	(9)
Tataranni P.A.
Lifestyle-Gene-Drug Interactions in Relation to the Metabolic Syndrome	84	(12)
L. Storlien
X.F. Huang
L.C. Tapsell
A.C. Karlsson
M. Niklasson
J. Pears
B.C.L. Carlsson
Coronary Heart Disease
Coronary Heart Disease, Genetics, Nutrition and Physical Activity	96	(11)
M.B. Donati
L. Iacoviello
Role of Nutrients and Physical Activity in Gene Expression	107	(13)
R. De Caterina
R. Madonna
Physical Activity and Hypertension: An Overview	120	(9)
G.P. Rontoyannis
Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Ventricular Arrhythmias	129	(10)
A. Leaf
J.X. Kang
Y.-F. Xiao
A Method for the Direct Evaluation of the Fatty Acid Status in a Drop of Blood from a Fingertip in Humans. Application to Population Studies and Correlations with Biological Parameters	139	(5)
F. Marangoni
C. Colombo
C. Galli
Cancer
Measurement Error in the Assessment of Interaction between Dietary and Genetic Factors in Cohort Studies of Cancer	144	(8)
S.A. Bingham
Cancer Frequency in Poor Rural Communities Consuming a Very Limited Diet	152	(6)
M. Munoz Rivera
A. Chavez
R. Rosales
V. Melo
Omega-6/Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Ratio and Breast Cancer	158	(8)
P. Bougnoux
V. Maillard
V. Chajes, V.
Fish, ω-3 Polyunsaturated Fat Intake and Cancer at Selected Sites	166	(10)
A. Tavani
S. Franceschi
F. Levi
C. La Vecchia
Cancer Risk Reduction by Physical Exercise	176	(13)
A. Willer
Author Index	189	(1)
Subject Index	190