Focus on Lifestyle and Health Research
- ISBN-10
- 1594543186
- ISBN-13
- 9781594543180
- Category
- Health attitudes
- Pages
- 224
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Nova Publishers
- Author
- Laura V. Kinger
Description
Good health apparently keys off at least these different developments: Genetic programming; Environmental factors; Lifestyle. This book is devoted to the effects of lifestyle on health. Lifestyle includes a wide range of activities that can be detrimental to a normal lifespan or health status of the organism. These include smoking, diet, addictions, exercise or the lack thereof, stress, socio-economic status, and personal hygiene. This book gathers leading-edge research from scientists throughout the world.
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