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Building Healthy Lifestyles Conference: Modifying Lifestyles to Enhance Physical Activity and Diet and Reduce Cardiovascular Disease

Year: 2009

Type: conference-abstract

Abstract: CVD is the leading cause of mortality in the U.S. with multiple etiologies comprising several levels of influence. The 3rd annual Building Healthy Lifestyles conference program explored the historical evidence that advanced CVD to become the leading cause of death in the U.S. The conference also examined the current evidence regarding the impact of lifestyle behaviors that either prevent (i.e., healthy dietary practices and regular physical activity) or promote (i.e., stress and poor sleep habits) CVD. Finally, CVD has been shown to disproportionately affect ethnically diverse populations; therefore, the conference also focused on strategies that are used to reduce the burden of CVD.

Source: American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

DOI: 10.1177/1559827609336385

Authors: Kelley K. Pettee Gabriel, Barbara E. Ainsworth

Institutions: University of Nebraska Medical Center, Arizona State University

Language: English

Topic: Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors

Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: Arizona State University, National Institute for Health and Care Research, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute