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Article: Nutrition and fitness. Parts 1 and 2. Obesity, the metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease and cancer; Mental health, aging, and the implementation of a healthy diet and physical activity lifestyle.(Book review)
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- Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism
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- June 1, 2006
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Nutrition and fitness. Parts 1 and 2. Obesity, the metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease and cancer; Mental health, aging, and the implementation of a healthy diet and physical activity lifestyle. Edited by A.P. Simopoulos. Karger Publications, Basel, Switzerland. 2005. 196 and 188 pp. US$ 207.25 each. ISBN 3-8055-7944-6.
These two volumes are based on the 5th International Conference on Nutrition and Fitness, a meeting now convened in Athens every four years during the spring preceding the Olympic Games. Like its predecessors, the proceedings of this meeting have been published in the Karger series World Review of Nutrition and Dietetics. Given the high ...