Prevention and Management of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease: Diet, Physical Activity, and Healthy Aging

Author: Peter Kokkinos

Summary: This authoritative textbook provides accurate and well-documented information on the impact of diet and physical activity in the prevention and management of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, with a special emphasis on aging populations.

Key Points:

• Provides the latest data on the association between a suboptimal diet and physical inactivity and chronic disease.
• Examines the role of epigenetics on longevity.
• Discusses the fundamentals of healthy aging.
• Highlights the role of well-known dietary patterns such as the Mediterranean diet and the Nordic diet in favorable health outcomes, including cardiovascular, metabolic health, and healthy aging.
• Discusses the health outcomes of physical activity and healthy aging.
• Presents the most recent evidence-based data on the independent and synergistic impact of diet and exercise on disease prevention and management including, heart disease, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, dyslipidemia, kidney failure, cancer, and other conditions.

Target Audience: This textbook is an excellent resource for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in medical and health-related disciplines and for health professionals, including dietitians and nutritionists, exercise physiologists, athletic trainers, nurses, physicians, geriatricians, and other health professionals with a special focus on older adults.

Publication Details:

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication Date: April 13, 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9781119833444, 9781119833451

Why This Book Matters: This book is a highly useful reference for health professionals interested in introducing diet and physical activity as an intervention for healthy aging as well as the prevention and management of cardiovascular and other metabolic diseases that are prevalent in aging populations.