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Planet Heart
Francois Reeves
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Description for Planet Heart
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNH2; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 271.
We've all heard the risk factors for cardiovascular disease: high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, smoking, stress, and a sedentary lifestyle. But what about our environment? Despite almost 500 recent studies that show the links between air and water quality, biodiversity, and heart health, a poor environment as a critical cardiovascular risk factor has largely been ignored. In Planet Heart, cardiologist Francois Reeves aims to redress this imbalance with an incisive and authoritative look at the subject. Why did North America experience an explosion of cardiovascular disease in the mid-20th century? Why are people in China, who were until recently ... Read more
We've all heard the risk factors for cardiovascular disease: high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, smoking, stress, and a sedentary lifestyle. But what about our environment? Despite almost 500 recent studies that show the links between air and water quality, biodiversity, and heart health, a poor environment as a critical cardiovascular risk factor has largely been ignored. In Planet Heart, cardiologist Francois Reeves aims to redress this imbalance with an incisive and authoritative look at the subject. Why did North America experience an explosion of cardiovascular disease in the mid-20th century? Why are people in China, who were until recently ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Greystone Books,Canada Canada
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
, Canada
ISBN
9781771000819
SKU
V9781771000819
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99-15
About Francois Reeves
Francois Reeves is an interventional cardiologist and associate professor of medicine at the University of Montreal, where he is also a member of the Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development. He has been the head of cardiac catheterization laboratories at Notre-Dame Hospital and the Cite de la Sante Laval, as well as a health board member of the Quebec Tertiary ... Read more
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