Full Description
This is the second of two volumes presenting the proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Nutrition and Fitness. The papers in this volume consist of reviews as well as new data recommending new approaches for the prevention of chronic disease, taking into consideration the essential features of ancestral human existence - particularly during the Paleolithic period - during which the human genome was programmed. Western diets and current patterns of physical activity lead to imbalances in essential fatty acids and physical inactivity that promote obesity, insulin resistance, and variation in mood and mental health. Data are presented on the different effects of fatty acids on human metabolism, on the regulation of lipid metabolism during exercise, on the metabolic effects of endurance exercise, on mood and its relationship to physical activity and nutrition, and on the immune system. Moreover, it is clear that physical activity ensures nutritional well-being in the elderly. The application of this knowledge is essential to both Western cultures and societies in transition. These proceedings will be of interest to geneticists, nutritionists and dietitians, exercise physiologists, anthropologists, psychologists and psychiatrists, pediatricians, internists, general practitioners, health care providers, scientists in government and industry, policymakers, and governmental organizations.
Contents
The Hippocratic concept of positive health in the 5th century BC and in the new millennium, Simopoulos, A.P.; an evolutionary foundation for health promotion, Boyd Eaton, S., Cordain, L., Eaton, S.B.; energy balance, food and exercise, Truswell, A.S.; insulin resistance - influence of diet and physical activity, Storlien, L.H., Tapsell, L.C., Fraser, A., Leslie, E., Ball, K., Higgins, J.A., Helge, J.W., Owen, N.; regulation of lipid metabolism during exercise, Sidossis, L.S.; metabolic aspects of endurance exercise, Williams, C.; mood, its relationship to physical activity and nutrition, Casper, R.C., Reed, E., Gilles, A., Chiang, L.; exercise, immunology and nutrition, Nieman, D.C.; role of physical activity in ensuring nutritional well-being in the elderly, Wahlqvist, M.L., Setter, T.L., Savige, G.S., Kouris-Blazos, A.; role of physical activity for health in communities undergoing epidemiological transition, Lambert, E.V., Lambert, M.I., Hudson, K., Steyn, K., Levit, N.S., Charlton, K., Noakes, T.D.; rising incidence of obesity, coronary heart disease and diabetes in the Indian urban middle class - possible role of genetic and environmental factors, Gopalan, C.; fatty acid composition and energy density of foods available to African hominids, Cordain, L., Watkins, B.A., Mann, N.J.; designed eggs containing conjugated linoleic acid and omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, Watkins, B.A., Devitt, A.A., Feng, S.; exercise and preventive cardiology - a 34-year odyssey, Cantwell, J.D.
