Exercise and disease

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The role of physical activity in the development of childhood obesity / Michael I. Goran and Eric T. Poehlman -- Exercise and cardiovascular disease: a gender difference / Patricia A. Brill, Christopher B. Scott, and Neil F. Gordon -- Physical activity, lipids, and lipoprotein metabolism: the benefit of exercise and training in hyperlipidemia / Aloys Berg [and others] -- Exercise, natural immunity, and cancer: causation, correlation, or conundrum / Laurie Hoffman-Goetz and Brian MacNeil -- The role of exercise in cancer therapy / Maryl L. Winningham -- Short-term exercise and immune function / Tony J. Verde -- Long-term exercise and immune functions / David Keast and Alan R. Morton -- Exercise and infection / David C. Nieman and Sandra L. Nehlsen-Cannarella -- Immune function in exercise-induced injuries / Louis C. Almekinders and Sally V. Almekinders -- Exercise and age-related decline in immune functions / Robert S. Mazzeo and Imran Nasrullah -- Psychological effects of exercise for disease resistance and health promotion / Rod K. Dishman.;Exercise and Disease reviews the role of exercise and physical fitness in the prevention or causation of cancer. Relevant mechanistic studies, particularly immunomodulation, are emphasized. The book also interprets effects of long-term exercise on immune functions and data that shows how exercise influences disease resistance. On the other hand, exercise may be involved in immune mediated motion injuries. Finally, exercise plays a potential role in cancer therapy. The book will be useful to researchers interested in the most recent developments and their interpretations.