Diet, life expectancy, and chronic disease : studies of Seventh-Day Adventists and other vegetarians / / Gary E. Fraser

• Autore: Fraser Gary E
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2003
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (390 p.)
• Disciplina: 613.2/62
• Soggetto topico: Vegetarianism - Health aspects; Vegetarianism - Religious aspects - Seventh-Day Adventists; Seventh-Day Adventists - Health and hygiene; Seventh-Day Adventists - Diseases; Diet in disease
• Note generali: Previously issued in print: 2003.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-361) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- 1. Why We Study the Health of Adventists -- 2. Coronary Heart Disease Rates among Adventists and Others -- 3. Cancer Rates among Adventists and Others -- 4. The Longevity of Adventists as Compared with Others -- 5. Diet and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease -- 6. Diet and the Risk of Cancer -- 7. Diet, Other Risk Factors, and Aging -- 8. Vegetarianism and Obesity, Hypertension, Diabetes, and Arthritis -- 9. Social Support, Religiosity, Other Psychological Factors, and Health -- 10. Coronary Heart Disease Mortality among British, German, and Indian Vegetarians -- 11. Cancer and All-Cause Mortality among British and German Vegetarians -- 12. Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer among Vegetarians -- 13. Risk Factors and Disease among Vegans -- 14. Changing a Population's Diet: A Behavioral View of the Adventist Experience -- 15. Shifting to a Vegetarian Diet: Practical Suggestions from a Nutritionist -- 16. The Challenge of Nutritional Epidemiology -- Appendix -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book provides broad coverage of the scientific literature on diet and the risk of cancer and heart disease, as well as diet and life expectancy. Although the focus is on studies of Seventh-day Adventists and other groups with many vegetarian members, the findings have wide application. Dietary research can be difficult to interpret so Fraser evaluates the adequacy of evidence about particular foods and food groups.
• Titolo autorizzato: Diet, life expectancy, and chronic disease
• ISBN: 0-19-773752-8; 1-280-52942-3; 9786610529421; 0-19-974880-2; 1-4237-8473-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910827695303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford scholarship online.