Essential Concepts for Healthy Living Thoroughly revised and updated, Essential Concepts for Healthy Living, Sixth Edition provides students with a clear and concise introduction to the latest scientific and medical research in personal health. With its unique focus on critical thinking and analysis of health-related behaviors and attitudes, this text enhances students' understanding of their own health needs and presents the scientific background necessary for students to think critically about the reliability of health-related information they encounter in the media. New to the Sixth Edition Updated Design - interior layout has been upgraded and modernized Includes Healthy People 2020 and MyPlate New sections added - Transgender, Anti-Drug Vaccines, Alcohol-related injury deaths in college students, Electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, Celiac Disease, Consumer Health: CAM Products and Colds, and more. |
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Table des matières
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Violence and Abuse | 97 |
Reproductive Health | 121 |
Relationships and Sexuality | 165 |
Drug Use and Abuse | 197 |
Cancer | 409 |
Infection Immunity and Noninfectious Disease | 453 |
Aging Dying and Death | 501 |
Environmental Health | 533 |
The Mission Vision and Goals of Healthy People 2020 | 557 |
Injury Prevention and Emergency Care | 560 |
Dietary Reference Intakes for Certain Nutrients | 567 |
Food Intake Patterns Based on MyPlate Recommendations | 569 |
Alcohol and Tobacco | 231 |
Nutrition | 271 |
Body Weight and Its Management | 311 |
Physical Fitness | 341 |
Cardiovascular Health | 377 |
Glossary | 575 |
Student Workbook | 585 |
Index | 686 |
Photo Credits | 697 |
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Expressions et termes fréquents
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Informations bibliographiques
| Titre | Essential Concepts for Healthy Living |
| Auteur | Sandra Alters |
| Éditeur | Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2013 |
| ISBN | 1449630626, 9781449630621 |
| Longueur | 698 pages |
| Exporter la citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |