Diet, nutrition & chronic disease : lessons from contrasting worlds

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Diet, nutrition & chronic disease : lessons from contrasting worlds

edited by Prakash S. Shetty and Klim McPherson ; assistant editor, Alice Dickens

Wiley, c1997

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Diet, nutrition, and chronic disease

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"London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Sixth Annual Public Health Forum."

Proceedings of the Sixth London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Public Health Forum, held Mar. 31-Apr. 3, 1996 in London

Includes bibliographical references and index

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This book summarises the current state of the art of our understanding of the problem of non-communicable diseases and their primary prevention. It aims to increase international awareness of the global burden of non-communicable diseases and in particular to highlight the trends in developing countries; evaluates the impact of changes in diet, nutrition and lifestyle that predispose to chronic non-communicable diseases in modern societies; shares knowledge of the growing problems on non-communicable diseases and experiences related to its prevention between health professionals of developing and developed countries; identifies and prioritises major research issues and suggest strategies to deal with the global epidemic of chronic non-communicable diseases.

Table of Contents

Overview of Diet-Related Non-Communicable Diseases. Prenatal Influences on Disease in Later Life. Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes in Migrants - Interactions Between Nutritional Changes and Genetic Background. Inequalities in Diet and Health Dietary Fats and Non-Communicable Diseases. Diet and Large Bowel Cancer. Interactions Between Diet and endogenous Hormones: Possible Role in Breast Cancer Assessing the Net Effect of Alcohol Consumption on Mortality. The Public Health Impact of Globalisation of Food Trade Some Aspects of Norwegian Nutrition and Food Policy Symposium: The Burgeoning Global Burden of Obesity. Workshop Reports Diet, Lifestyle and Chronic Disease: Lessons From Contrasting Worlds. Where Do We Go From Here in Public Health? Index.

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