Primordial Prevention of Non Communicable Disease (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This volume provides a comprehensive overview on developmental origins of health and disease regarding various factors related to the origins of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) from early life. It offers a summary of the impacts of various factors such as epigenetics; gene-environment interaction; ethnic predisposition to NCDs and their risk factors; prenatal factors; fetal programming; maternal weight status and weight gain during pregnancy; type of feeding during infancy; growth pattern during childhood; obesity; stunting; socioeconomic status; dietary and physical activity habits; as well as environmental factors including air pollution and global climate change on the development and progress of NCDs.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. August 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783030106164
• Artikelnr.: 57532706

Autorenporträt

Roya Kelishadi is a Professor of Pediatrics at the Child Growth and Development Research Center within the Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non Communicable Disease. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface.- Life-cycle approach for prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).- Early origins of health and disease in development of NCDs.- Epigenetic and NCDs.- The role of environmental disruptor chemicals in development of NCDs.- Early life nutrition and NCDs.- Prevention and control of childhood obesity: the backbone in prevention of NCDs.- Index.

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Preface.- Life-cycle approach for prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).- Early origins of health and disease in development of NCDs.- Epigenetic and NCDs.- The role of environmental disruptor chemicals in development of NCDs.- Early life nutrition and NCDs.- Prevention and control of childhood obesity: the backbone in prevention of NCDs.- Index.