Healthy Women, Healthy Lives

A Guide to Preventing Disease from the Landmark Nurses' Health Study
Herausgeber: Colditz, Graham A.; Manson, Joann E.; Hankinson, Susan E.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Since 1976, the world-famous Harvard Medical School Nurses' Health Study has followed more than 120,000 real women, leading real lives, to discover what factors contribute to improving the health of women. The most important findings are made accessible to the general public in this easy-to-understand book that will revolutionize the way women live. Healthy Women, Healthy Lives goes beyond simply labeling preventive measures and risky behavior -- it provides practical tips and strategies from clinical experts at Harvard Medical School for making healthy lifestyle changes. Here are the best ways to lower the risk of a host of chronic diseases, as well as tips for losing weight, stopping smoking, eating healthily, and exercising regularly. With easy-to-read graphs that clarify complex information and personal stories from nurses who have contributed to the remarkable study, Healthy Women, Healthy Lives is an extraordinary health book that will prove invaluable to women everywhere.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Free Press
• Seitenzahl: 580
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juli 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 34mm
• Gewicht: 930g
• ISBN-13: 9780743217743
• ISBN-10: 0743217748
• Artikelnr.: 22314317

Autorenporträt

Edited by Susan E. Hankinson, Sc.D., Graham A. Colditz, M.D., JoAnn E. Manson, M.D., and Frank E. Speizer, M.D., with an Introduction by Donna Shalala, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction by Donna Shalala
Preface
Contributors
PART ONE: GETTING STARTED
CHAPTER ONE An Exciting Time for Women's Health
Personal Health Choices
Health Choices in the Real World
CHAPTER TWO What Is the Nurses' Health Study?
The Nurses' Health Study
Other Research Studies
CHAPTER THREE Making Sense of Health Research
Absolute Risk
Relative Risk
Drawing Conclusions
The Boundaries of Research
PART TWO: LOWERING THE RISK OF DISEASES
CHAPTER FOUR Lowering the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease
Background
Factors You Cannot Control
Factors You Can Control
What It All Means
What I Tell My Patients About Lowering Their Risk of Coronary Heart Disease
-- Dr. Carol Bates
CHAPTER FIVE Lowering the Risk of Breast Cancer
Background
Factors You Cannot Control
Factors You Can Control
Reproductive Factors
What It All Means
What I Tell My Patients About Lowering Their Risk of Breast Cancer -- Dr.
Nancy Rigotti
CHAPTER SIX Lowering the Risk of Lung Cancer
Background
Factors You Cannot Control
Factors You Can Control
What It All Means
What I Tell My Patients About Lowering Their Risk of Lung Cancer -- Dr.
Celeste Robb-Nicholson
CHAPTER SEVEN Lowering the Risk of Stroke
Background
Factors You Cannot Control
Factors You Can Control
What It All Means
What I Tell My Patients About Lowering Their Risk of Stroke -- Dr. Carol
Bates
CHAPTER EIGHT Lowering the Risk of Diabetes
Background
Factors You Cannot Control
Factors You Can Control
What It All Means
What I Tell My Patients About Lowering Their Risk of Adult-Onset Diabetes
-- Dr. Nancy Rigotti
CHAPTER NINE Lowering the Risk of Colon Cancer
Background
Factors You Cannot Control
Factors You Can Control
What It All Means
What I Tell My Patients About Lowering Their Risk of Colon Cancer -- Dr.
Carol Bates
CHAPTER TEN Lowering the Risk of Osteoporosis
Background
Factors You Cannot Control
Factors You Can Control
What It All Means
What I Tell My Patients About Lowering Their Risk of Osteoporosis -- Dr.
Nancy Rigotti
CHAPTER ELEVEN Lowering the Risk of Endometrial Cancer
Background
Factors You Cannot Control
Factors You Can Control
Reproductive Factors
What It All Means
What I Tell My Patients About Lowering Their Risk of Endometrial Cancer --
Dr. Celeste Robb-Nicholson
CHAPTER TWELVE Lowering the Risk of Ovarian Cancer
Background
Factors You Cannot Control
Factors You Can Control
Reproductive Factors
What It All Means
What I Tell My Patients About Lowering Their Risk of Ovarian Cancer -- Dr.
Celeste Robb-Nicholson
CHAPTER THIRTEEN Lowering the Risk of Skin Cancer
Background
Factors You Cannot Control
Factors You Can Control
What It All Means
What I Tell My Patients About Lowering Their Risk of Skin Cancer -- Dr.
Carol Bates
CHAPTER FOURTEEN Lowering the Risk of Asthma, Arthritis, Age-Related Eye
Disease, and Alzheimer's Disease
Asthma
Arthritis
Age-Related Eye Disease
Alzheimer's Disease
What I Tell My Patients About Asthma, Arthritis, Age-Related Eye Disease,
and Alzheimer's Disease -- Dr. Carol Bates
PART THREE: CHANGING BEHAVIORS
CHAPTER FIFTEEN Physical Activity
Background
The Benefits of Physical Activity
The Risks of Physical Activity
What It All Means
What I Tell My Patients About Physical Activity -- Dr. Celeste
Robb-Nicholson
CHAPTER SIXTEEN Weight Control
Background
The Risks of Being Overweight and Gaining Weight
A Few Benefits of Being Overweight and Gaining Weight
What It All Means
What I Tell My Patients About Weight Control -- Dr. Nancy Rigotti
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN Smoking
Background
The Risks of Smoking
Passive Smoking
What It All Means
What I Tell My Patients About Successfully Quitting Smoking -- Dr. Nancy
Rigotti
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN The Major Nutrients -- Fat, Carbohydrates, Fiber, and
Protein
Background
Dietary Fat
Carbohydrates
Fiber
Protein
What It All Means
What I Tell My Patients About the Major Nutrients -- Dr. Celeste
Robb-Nicholson
CHAPTER NINETEEN Foods
Background
Fruits and Vegetables
Nuts
Whole Grain Foods
Red Meat
Fish
Eggs
What It All Means
What I Tell My Patients About Foods -- Dr. Celeste Robb-Nicholson
CHAPTER TWENTY Alcohol
Background
The Benefits of Moderate Alcohol Consumption
The Risks of Moderate Alcohol Consumption
What It All Means
What I Tell My Patients About Drinking Alcohol -- Dr. Celeste
Robb-Nicholson
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE Vitamins and Minerals
Background
Vitamin A and Carotenoids
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Vitamin C
Folate
Vitamins B6 and B12
Sodium (Salt)
Calcium
Magnesium
Potassium
Selenium
Iron
What It All Means -- Vitamins and Minerals
What I Tell My Patients About Vitamins and Minerals -- Dr. Nancy Rigotti
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO Postmenopausal Hormones
Background
The Benefits of Postmenopausal Hormones
The Risks of Postmenopausal Hormones
What It All Means
Strategies for Postmenopausal Hormone Use
What I Tell My Patients About Postmenopausal Hormones -- Dr. Celeste
Robb-Nicholson
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE Birth Control
Background
Birth Control Pills
Hormonal Implants and Injections
IUDs (Intrauterine Devices)
Barrier Methods
Tubal Ligation
Natural Methods
Strategies for Birth Control Use
What I Tell My Patients About Birth Control -- Dr. Carol Bates
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR Aspirin and Other Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs
(NSAIDs)
Background
Benefits of Aspirin and Other NSAIDs
Risks of Aspirin and Other NSAIDs
What It All Means
What I Tell My Patients About the Proper and Safe Use of Aspirin and Other
NSAIDs -- Dr. Carol Bates
APPENDIX A Types of Epidemiologic Studies
APPENDIX B Being an Informed Consumer of Health Information
APPENDIX C Some Useful Tables
Glossary
Selected Readings
Index