Nutrition and Physical Fitness in Public Health. Hearing before the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate, Ninety-Ninth Congress, First Session on Oversight on Diet and Its Association with the Cause and Prevention of Cancer, and the Utilization of Quality Exercise in the Health Care Industry, November 13, 1985.

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Publication Date: 1986

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Nutrition and Physical Fitness in Public Health. Hearing before the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate, Ninety-Ninth Congress, First Session on Oversight on Diet and Its Association with the Cause and Prevention of Cancer, and the Utilization of Quality Exercise in the Health Care Industry, November 13, 1985.

Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

This hearing was called to highlight the benefits of prevention of major diseases. Witnesses included representatives of the government, science, entertainment, and the fitness industry. Statements were made on the subjects of: (1) nutrition; (2) physical fitness; (3) prevention of heart disease; (4) prevention of cancer; (5) controlling hypertension; (6) lower back treatment; (7) orthopaedic rehabilitation; (8) disease prevention/health promotion initiatives by individual states; and (9) dietetics. (JD)

Descriptors: Diabetes, Disease Control, Eating Habits, Exercise, Hearings, Heart Disorders, Hypertension, Nutrition, Physical Fitness, Prevention

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Language: English

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Authoring Institution: Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

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