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cover image Agefit : fitness and nutrition for and independent future 
By Gayle Savige, Mark Wahlqvist, Daniel Lee and Brett Snelson
Published by Pan Macmillan Australia (2001)

Book description

Agefit is an easy-to-read and comprehensive reference on healthy ageing. Written by a team of nutrition and fitness experts including one of Australia’s leading nutritionists, Dr Mark Wahlqvist, it provides the latest findings on how diet and exercise are crucial to good health in later life. 

Today, more than any other time in history, we have the knowledge and means to extend the length of our lives and, more importantly, to ensure quality of life. 

Agefit is an essential handbook that illustrates how it is possible to slow down the ageing process - with basic, regular exercise and a nutritious, varied diet, life can be healthy and happy in your 60s, 70s, 80s and beyond.

About the Author

Dr Mark Wahlqvist is one of Australia's leading nutrionists. He is a professor of Medicine, director of the International Health and Development Unit at Monash University and chair of Nutrition Australia. Dr Gayle Savige is a research fellow and honorary lecturer in epidemiology and preventive medicine at Monash University, and a senior training officer at the Monash University FAO Centre of Excellence (for food quality, safety and nutrition).

 


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