A Crisis Call for New Preventive Medicine

Download or read book A Crisis Call for New Preventive Medicine written by Joseph A. Knight and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2004 with total page 768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of the ten most common causes of death in industrialized countries, atleast two-thirds are lifestyle related (i.e. poor nutrition, physicalinactivity, overweight/obesity, cigarette smoking, alcohol/drug abuseand the environment, among others). The rapidly expanding elder population will put further demands onhealth care systems already burdened by the elderly and thepoor. However, increasing age need not be associated with expandinghealth care costs if people improve their lifestyles