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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812029503321

Titolo

Adequacy of evidence for physical activity guidelines development : workshop summary / / Carol West Suitor and Vivica I. Kraak, rapporteurs ; Food and Nutrition Board, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2007

ISBN

0-309-17905-X

1-280-84425-6

9786610844258

0-309-66777-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xiv, 198 p. : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

SuitorCarol West

KraakVivica I

Disciplina

613.7/1

Soggetti

Exercise

Physical fitness

Health promotion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

This workshop was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and was held in Washington, DC, October 23-24, 2006.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

FrontMatter -- Independent Report Reviewers -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Overview -- 1 Introductory Session -- 2 Physical Activity, Health Promotion, and Chronic Disease Prevention -- 3 Physical Activity, Obesity, and Weight Management -- 4 Physical Activity and Risk-Maximizing Benefits -- 5 Physical Activity and Special Considerations for Children, Adolescents, and Pregnant and Postpartum Women -- 6 Physical Activity and Special Considerations for Older Adults -- 7 Physical Activity and Considerations for Persons with Disabilities -- 8 Closing Session -- Appendixes -- A Workshop Agenda -- B Presenter Biographical Sketches -- C Workshop Participants -- D Acronyms and Abbreviations -- E Glossary.