Lifestyle Medicine: Managing Diseases of Lifestyle in the 21st Century. Garry Egger, Andrew Binns and Stephan Rossner
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (743 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0070998124 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 360 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Five Stars" according to K. Steele. Great book!
Stephan Rossner is Professor of Health Behaviour Research at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm and Director of the Obesity Unit at the Karolinska University Hospital. Andrew Binns is a general practitioner in rural NSW and Adjunct Professor with the Division of Health and Applied Sciences at the Lismore campus of the Southern Cross University. . About the Author Garry Egger is the Director of the Centre for Health Promotion and Research in Sydney and Adjunct Professor in Lifestyle Medicine at the Lismore campus of the Southern Cross University
New and adaptive approaches to health management are needed to deal with these complex factors. The rise in obesity worldwide has focused attention on lifestyle as a prominent cause of disease. It concentrates largely on the contribution that can be made directly by the clinician at the personal level. Lifestyle Medicine 2e provides these tools to enable clinicians to successfully manage patients in our current environment. Highly Commended in the British Medical Association book awards 2011!! Lifestyle Medicine 2e is the essential book for contemporary times. Inactivity, poor and over-nutrition, smoking, drug and alcohol abuse, inappropriate medication, stress, unsafe sexual behaviour, inadequate sleep, risk-taking and environmental exposure (for example, sun, chemicals and the built environment) are significant modern causes of disease. Key features of the second edition: - Four new chapters - New, two colour internal design - Up to date current research. Others include a range of health problems that have resulted from the environment and behaviours associated with our modern way of living. However, obesity is
. Andrew Binns is a general practitioner in rural NSW and Adjunct Professor with the Division of Health and Applied Sciences at the Lismore campus of the Southern Cross University. Garry Egger is the Director of the Centre for Health Promotion and Research in Sydney and Adjunct Professor in Lifestyle Medicine at the Lismore campus of the Southern Cross University. Stephan Rossner is Professor of Health Behaviour Research at