The Mediterranean Diet
The Mediterranean Diet

Author: Victor R Preedy

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2020-07-07

Total Pages: 616

ISBN-13: 0128195789

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The Mediterranean Diet: An Evidence-Based Approach, Second Edition provides authoritative material on the many facets surrounding the complex interrelationships between diet, nutrition, health and well-being. The book discusses historical, cultural and scientific foundations, with chapters delving into nutritional adequacy, agricultural practices, food culture, mortality, quality of life, children and adolescents, behavior, cardiovascular diseases, diet quality, nutritional knowledge, nuts, minerals, olive oil, hydroxytyrosol, water, antioxidant nutritional status, ketogenics, adiposity, metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular risk, nutrigenetics, epigenetics, the link between epigenetics and pregnancy, gene polymorphisms bone health, insulin signaling inflammatory gene expression, and more. - Provides supportive evidence to embrace a holistic approach in understanding the Mediterranean diet, from the cell to the well-being of geographical populations - Addresses concepts, overviews, components of the diet, and medical, health and nutritional aspects - Contains coverage of emerging fields of diet science and important discoveries relating to diet and nutrition

Ageing, Physical Activity and Health
Ageing, Physical Activity and Health

Author: Karin Volkwein-Caplan

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-04-09

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1351684647

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One of the most pressing questions facing society today is how to care for its burgeoning elderly population. By the year 2050, experts predict that one-third of the world’s population will be over 60 years old. Health promotion for the elderly is therefore becoming an increasingly important topic in public policy and planning. This book examines the challenges presented by an ageing global population, our varying expectations of healthy ageing, and the importance of exercise and physical activity for the elderly. Drawing on empirical research from around the world, it considers the factors that influence health and well-being in later life and compares practices and policies designed to promote healthy ageing. It presents case studies from 15 countries spanning Europe, North and South America, Africa and Asia, and sheds light on how attitudes to physical activity differ across nations, regions and cultures. Ageing, Physical Activity and Health: International Perspectives is important reading for all students, researchers and practitioners with an interest in physical activity, public health, exercise science or gerontology.

Nutrición, Actividad Física y Prevención de la Obesidad. Estrategia NAOS
Nutrición, Actividad Física y Prevención de la Obesidad. Estrategia NAOS

Author: Basilio Moreno Esteban

Publisher: Nageen Prakshan Pvt Ltd

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 9788498351224

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Es posible diseñar y realizar intervenciones eficaces para posibilitar que las personas vivan más años y lleven una vida más sana. Esta estrategia tiene una serie de objetivos fundamentales y pretende:-Cambiar la tendencia del sobrepeso y la obesidad.-Mayor información de nuestra situación en el mundo, con la recopilación de datos epidemiológicos en nuestro país en la edad infantil, adolescencia, edad media de la vida y en nuestros ancianos.- Concienciar que es una prioridad en Salud Pública.-Establecer una metodología del cómo, con quién y para quién.- Valorar la respuesta en los diferentes ámbitos, estableciendo el papel de las Instituciones, el ámbito escolar, sobre todo en los niveles educativos-Establecer la relación entre la industria de la alimentación (alimentos densamente energéticos) y de las bebidas, así como con la hostelería y la restauración.-Influenciar en el ámbito municipal y en el urbanismo de las ciudades.-Interactuar en el Sistema Nacional de Salud y control de rutina del IMC y observación del sobrepeso y la obesidad en el ámbito familiar.-Controlar la publicidad engañosa y la influencia en los medios de comunicación.-Observar su influencia en la industria del ocio, comercialización de productos no adecuados, etcétera.-Promover la investigación en Obesidad. Este libro pretende exponer de una manera sencilla las acciones de la Estrategia NAOS.

Global food security: ethical and legal challenges
Global food security: ethical and legal challenges

Author: Carlos M. Romeo Casabona

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2023-09-04

Total Pages: 532

ISBN-13: 9086867103

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Food security will exist when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life (as stated in the Rome Declaration in 1996). Given the dimension of the current global food crisis, food security means adopting effective and specific actions at individual, household, national, regional and global levels. Food security invites us to reflect upon ethical principles like human equity, justice between current and future generations, respect for human dignity and sustainable food production. We strive to maintain our basic ethical convictions and engage in societal debates about other important values. While we do this, we may have to change our ways of life and learn to create new priorities in the face of global responsibility. Science and technology are key tools to reach the Millenium Goals, providing both society and decision makers alike with relevant information and new options within an ethical framework. The contributions found in this publication bring together the perspectives of a diverse group of authors. Coming from the academic world, the public sector and non-governmental organisations (NGOs), they provide the latest views on ‘Global food security: ethical and legal challenges’.

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Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published:

Total Pages: 90

ISBN-13: 9251383928

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Español Médico Y Sociedad
Español Médico Y Sociedad

Author: Alicia Giralt

Publisher: Universal-Publishers

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 1612331130

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This innovative textbook fulfills the needs of upper-division Spanish students who are pursuing degrees in the health professions, plan to become medical interpreters or just want to improve their proficiency in the language. It provides multiple opportunities to learn vocabulary related to the medical field, reviews hard-to-understand grammatical concepts, describes health-related cultural competence and presents opportunities to discuss issues of concern about the health of Hispanic communities in the US and abroad.

Social Problems in Southern Europe
Social Problems in Southern Europe

Author: Francisco Entrena-Durán

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2020-08-28

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 178990143X

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As the European Union continues to struggle to establish a common agenda on tackling social problems, this compelling book presents a set of comparative sociological studies in southern European countries from leading scholars working in the region. It widens the debate by looking at the specific social problems of southern Europe and highlights the shared trends and critical regional disparities that may improve our understanding of Mediterranean welfare states.

Tratamiento quirúrgico de la obesidad
Tratamiento quirúrgico de la obesidad

Author: Buchwald, H.

Publisher: Elsevier España

Published:

Total Pages: 486

ISBN-13: 8480864281

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"Surgical Management of Obesity" has been translated into Spanish. This brand-new resource presents the most comprehensive coverage of bariatric surgery. Individual chapters present the best surgical approaches, their outcomes, and other considerations involved.