Cardiovascular disease diet, nutrition and emerging risk factors : the report of a British Nutrition Foundation task force / [[Book] :]
chaired by Keith Frayn ; edited by Sara Stanner.
- Oxford, UK ; Ames, Iowa, USA : Published by Blackwell Pub. for the British Nutrition Foundation, 2005.
- xvii, 380 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 312-370) and index.
The aetiology and epidemiology of cardiovascular disease / Keith Frayn, Sara Stanner -- Metabolic syndrome : insulin resistance, obesity, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, physical activity and genetic factors / Simon Coppack, Vidya Mohamed-Ali, Fredrik Karpe -- Lipid-related factors / Fredrik Karpe -- Endothelial dysfunction / Naveed Sattar, Gordon Ferns -- Oxidative stress / K. Richard Bruckdorfer -- The haemostatic system : coagulation, platelets and fibrinolysis / George Miller, K. Richard Bruckdorfer -- Inflammation-related factors / Parveen Yaqoob, Gordon Ferns -- Homocysteine / Robert Clarke -- Adipose tissue-derived factors / Vidya Mohamed-Ali, Simon Coppack -- Fetal and maternal nutrition / Caroline Fall -- Diet and cardiovascular disease : where are we now? / Judith Buttriss -- Physical activity : where are we now? / Judith Buttriss, Adrianne Hardman -- A public health approach to cardiovascular disease risk reduction / Judith Buttriss -- Conclusions of the task force -- Recommendations of the task force -- Cardiovascular disease : answers to common questions from medical journalists.