Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention

by Peter Kokkinos

Overview

Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention helps students understand the epidemiology behind the assertion that physical activity is associated with better health and quality of life. This text addresses the principles governing physical activity, the methods for measuring exertion, the cardiovascular and metabolic responses to physical activity, and cardiovascular disease and risk factors.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780763756123
Publisher:	Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication date:	09/15/2009
Edition description:	1E
Pages:	418
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Dr. Peter Kokkinos received his Doctorate in Exercise Physiology from the University of Maryland, School of Public Health. He then pursued clinical post-doctoral training at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences and Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Washington, DC. He is currently the Director of the Exercise Testing and Research Lab at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC. His academic titles include: Professor of Medicine and Research at Veterans Affairs Medical Center; Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University School of Medicine (Cardiology), George Washington University School of Medicine Health Care Sciences and Health Sciences, and the University of Maryland, School of Public Health, College Park, Maryland. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association. Dr. Kokkinos has over 22 years of research experience in assessing cardiovascular risk and overall mortality. His research includes work on hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia and obesity. The findings of his work have resulted in numerous scientific publications in prestigious journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation, Diabetes Care and Hypertension. He has been invited to present his research findings at numerous National and International scientific conferences.

Table of Contents

Part I Basic Concepts of Physical Activity and Nutrition
Chapter 1 History of Physical Activity and Health
Chapter 2 Defining Exercise and Fitness
Chapter 3 Dietary Concepts: The Essentials
Chapter 4 Vitamins, Minerals, and Water
Part II Muscular and Cardiovascular System and Exercise-Related Adaptations
Chapter 5 The Muscular System
Chapter 6 Metabolism and Physical Activity
Chapter 7 The Cardiovascular System
Part III Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Physical Activity
Chapter 8 Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease
Chapter 9 Cardiovascular Diseases and Physical Activity
Chapter 10 Blood Lipids and Physical Activity
Chapter 11 Diabetes Mellitus and Physical Activity
Chapter 12 High Blood Pressure and Physical Activity
Chapter 13 Obesity and Physical Activity
Chapter 14 Cardiovascular Risk of Injury or Death from Physical Activity