Diet, life expectancy, and chronic disease : studies of Seventh-Day Adventists and other vegetarians / Gary E. Fraser.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fraser, Gary E., author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vegetarianism--Health aspects.

Vegetarianism.

Diet in disease.

Seventh-Day Adventists--Diseases.

Seventh-Day Adventists.

Seventh-Day Adventists--Health and hygiene.

Vegetarianism--Religious aspects--Seventh-Day Adventists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (390 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides broad coverage of the scientific literature on diet and the risk of cancer and heart disease, as well as diet and life expectancy. Although the focus is on studies of Seventh-day Adventists and other groups with many vegetarian members, the findings have wide application. Dietary research can be difficult to interpret so Fraser evaluates the adequacy of evidence about particular foods and food groups.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

1. Why We Study the Health of Adventists

2. Coronary Heart Disease Rates among Adventists and Others

3. Cancer Rates among Adventists and Others

4. The Longevity of Adventists as Compared with Others

5. Diet and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease

6. Diet and the Risk of Cancer

7. Diet, Other Risk Factors, and Aging

8. Vegetarianism and Obesity, Hypertension, Diabetes, and Arthritis

9. Social Support, Religiosity, Other Psychological Factors, and Health

10. Coronary Heart Disease Mortality among British, German, and Indian Vegetarians

11. Cancer and All-Cause Mortality among British and German Vegetarians

12. Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer among Vegetarians

13. Risk Factors and Disease among Vegans

14. Changing a Population's Diet: A Behavioral View of the Adventist Experience

15. Shifting to a Vegetarian Diet: Practical Suggestions from a Nutritionist

16. The Challenge of Nutritional Epidemiology

Appendix

Glossary

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References

Index

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Z.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2003.

Includes bibliographical references ((pages 315-361) and index).

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-773752-8

1-280-52942-3

9786610529421

0-19-974880-2

1-4237-8473-1

OCLC:

560167731