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Physical Activity, Not Diet, Should be the Focus of Measures for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease

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Alexander L. Macnair
Alexander L. Macnair
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Nutrition Research Reviews , Volume 7 , Issue 1 , January 1994 , pp. 43 - 65
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