Prescription for a Healthy Nation

Prescription for a Healthy Nation
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Publisher : Beacon Press
Total Pages : 304
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ISBN-10 : 0807021172
ISBN-13 : 9780807021170
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Book Synopsis Prescription for a Healthy Nation by : Tom Farley, M.D.

Download or read book Prescription for a Healthy Nation written by Tom Farley, M.D. and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2006-05-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introducing a new way of thinking about health: public health experts Tom Farley and Deborah A. Cohen show us that the antidote to our ever-growing rates of obesity and chronic diseases, such as heart disease and diabetes, lies not in our medical care system or in more health education but rather in how our environment affects our behavior.


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