Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies
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Author: Frances Sizer, Ellie Whitney
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chronic diseases are cardiovascular diseases such as heart disease and stroke; cancer; chronic respiratory diseases; diabetes, mental disorders, bone and joint disorders, and genetic disorders. The risk factors of chronic diseases are unhealthy diet, no physical activity and use of tobacco.
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Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies
Ch. 11 - Complementary and alternative medicines (CAM)...Ch. 11 - Prob. 2RQCh. 11 - Prob. 3RQCh. 11 - Prob. 1SCCh. 11 - Prob. 2SCCh. 11 - A healthy digestive system defends against...Ch. 11 - Prob. 4SCCh. 11 - Prob. 5SCCh. 11 - Prob. 6SCCh. 11 - Prob. 7SC
Ch. 11 - Prob. 8SCCh. 11 - Men suffer more often from heart attacks than...Ch. 11 - Smoking powerfully raises the risk for CVD in men...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11SCCh. 11 - Prob. 12SCCh. 11 - Prob. 13SCCh. 11 - Prob. 14SCCh. 11 - Prob. 15SCCh. 11 - Prob. 16SCCh. 11 - Prob. 17SCCh. 11 - Prob. 18SCCh. 11 - Prob. 19SCCh. 11 - Prob. 20SC
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