NUTRITION AND FITNESS: CULTURAL, GENETIC AND METABOLIC ASPECTS

Preface: Simopoulos, A.P. Nutrition and Fitness from the First Olympiad in 776 BC to the 21st Century and the Concept of Positive Health: Simopoulos, A.P. Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Exercise, Physical Activity and Athletics: Simopoulos, A.P. Omega-6 Fatty Acids and Excessive Adipose Tissue Development: Ailhaud, G. Non-Conventional Genetic Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease: Allayee, H. ApoE Genotype: Impact on Health, Fitness and Nutrition: Angelopoulos, T.J. Lowndes, J. Nutrition in the Prevention of Chronic Diseases: Tapsell, L.C. Probst, Y.C. Exercise and Obesity: Lifestyle Modification as a Means in Prevention and Treatment: Pavlou, K.N. Nutritional Risk Factors for Gastrointestinal Cancers: The Multiethnic Cohort Study: Kolonel, L.N. Mediterranean Food and Diets, Global Resource for the Control of Metabolic Syndrome and Chronic Diseases: Urquiaga, I. Echeverria, G. Polic, G. Castillo, O. Liberona, Y. Rozowski, J. Perez, D. Martinez, C. Vasquez, L. Strobel, P. Mezzano, D. Leighton, F. The Role of Government in Nutrition and Fitness: Bourne, P.G. Balancing the Scales: A Common-Sense Look at Global Nutrition Problems and What Can Be Done about Them: Clay, W.D. Appendix I - Historical Perspective: The Antiquity of Exercise, Exercise Physiology and the Exercise Prescription for Health: Tipton, C.M. Appendix II - Declaration of Olympia on Nutrition and Fitness. Ancient Olympia, Greece, May 28-29, 1996 (in various languages).