Academic Lifestyle Medicine: A Curriculum for Medical Educators

There is no longer any serious doubt that what individuals do in their daily lives profoundly impacts their short and long-term health, quality of life, and risk of developing chronic diseases.Despite overwhelming evidence in this area, physicians often feel inadequately prepared to discuss these issues with their patients.This results from the relative lack of education for physicians in these components of lifestyle medicine.Authored by renowned cardiologist and lifestyle medicine researcher Dr. James Rippe and lifestyle medicine education and behavioral medicine expert Dr. Beth Frates, Academic Lifestyle Medicine: A Curriculum for Medical Educators blends state-of-the-art information on the robust medical literature supporting lifestyle medicine with an innovative approach to medical education. This book starts with an extensive discussion of the robust evidence that underlies the major components of lifestyle medicine including physical activity, nutrition, weight management, subst