Mini Manual Sources: Man (V2)

Sources used in the Man publication

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A list of sources for the Mini Man second edition follows: 

Weighty Matters (page 2): Diet link with blood pressure: http://www.nhs.uk/LiveWell/Goodfood/Pages/Goodfoodhome.aspx
• Bray, GA, for the DASH Collaborative Group, "The Effect of Dietary Patterns on Blood Pressure: Results From the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Clinical Trial." Current Concepts in Hypertension, November, 1998, 4-5

Heavy Weight Issues (page 3): 40 inch waist:
http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/tools.htm#circumf
• Lawrence de Koning; Merchant, AT; Pogue, J; Anand, SS (2007). "Waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio as predictors of cardiovascular events: meta-regression analysis of prospective studies". European Heart Journal 28 (7): 850.

30,000 deaths linked to obesity (page 3):

http://www.nationalobesityforum.org.uk/healthcare-professionals-mainmenu-155/background-to-obesity-mainmenu-163/116-impact-of-obesity.html
• Must A, Spadano J, Coakley EH, Field AE, Colditz G, Dietz WH: The disease burden associated with overweight and obesity. JAMA 282:1523–1529, 1999
• Mokdad AH, Ford ES, Bowman BA, Dietz WH, Vinicor F, Bales VS, Marks JS: Prevalence of obesity, diabetes, and obesity-related health risk factors, 2001. JAMA 289:76–79, 2003

African-Caribbean and Asian men have an increased risk of developing diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease (page3):
http://www.stroke.org.uk/campaigns/raising_awareness/communities.html
• Klag MJ, Whelton PK, Randall BL, Neaton JD, Branccati FL, Stamler J. 1997 End-stage renal disease in African American and white men; 16-year MRFIT findings. JAMA. 227:1293–1298.
• Lip GY, Malik I, Luscombe C, McCarry M, Beevers G. Dietary fat purchasing habits in whites, blacks and Asian peoples in England – implications for heart disease prevention. Int J Cardiol 1995; 48: 287–93

Coping with Stress (page 6): Work:
http://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/pdfs/mental_health_at_work.pdf
• 6. Stansfeld S., Head J. and Marmot M (2000). Work related factors and ill-health: The Whitehall II Study. Contract research report 266 /2000. Health & Safety Executive. HSE Books: Sudbury. Smith A., Johal S., Wadsworth E., Davey Smith G. and Peters T (2000).
• The scale of occupational stress: The Bristol Stress and Health at work study. Contract research report 265/2000. Health & Safety Executive. HSE Books: Sudbury.

Quitting Smoking (page 10):
• the quitting time line - http://www.nhs.uk/livewell/smoking/Pages/betterlives.aspx?WT.mc_id=31001
Effect of smoking on arterial stiffness and pulse pressure amplification, Mahmud A, Feely J. Hypertension.2003:41:183
US Surgeon General’s Report, 1988, p. 202
US Surgeon General’s Report, 1990, pp.193, 194,196, 285-287, 304, 323
US Surgeon General’s Report, 2010, p. 359
A Report of the Surgeon General: How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease - The Biology and Behavioral Basis for Smoking-Attributable Disease Fact Sheet, 2010; and Tobacco Control: Reversal of Risk After Quitting Smoking, IARC Handbooks of Cancer Prevention, Vol. 11. 2007, p 341
A Report of the Surgeon General: How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease - The Biology and Behavioral Basis for Smoking-Attributable Disease Fact Sheet, 2010; and US Surgeon General’s Report, 1990, pp. vi, 155, 165
Tobacco Control: Reversal of Risk After Quitting Smoking<. IARC Handbooks of Cancer Prevention, Vol. 11. 2007. p 11

Erectile Dysfunction linked to smoking (page 11):
http://www.medicine.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/band102/b102-5.html
• Bortolotti A. Fedele D. Chatenoud L. Colli E. Coscelli C. Landoni M. Lavezzari M. Santeusanio F. Parazzini F. Cigarette smoking: a risk factor for erectile dysfunction in diabetics. European Urology. 2001: 40:392-6.
• Warning: Smoking causes male sexual impotence. Smoking and threats to men’s sexual health. British Medical Association & ASH UK. 1999
 

Sensible Drinking (page 10):
http://www.bupa.co.uk/individuals/health-information/directory/a/alcohol-health-risks
• Solomon CG, Hu FB, Stampfer MJ, et al. Moderate alcohol consumption and risk of coronary heart disease among women with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Circulation. 2000; 102:494–99.
 

Mouth Cancer (page 16):
http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/utilities/atozindex/atoz-mouth-cancer
• Gillison ML, Broutian T, Pickard RKL, et al. Prevalence of oral HPV infection in the United States, 2009-2010. Journal of the American Medical Association. Published online January 26 2012
 

Diabetes and high blood pressure link to impotence (page 21):
http://www.urologicalcare.com/erectile-dysfunction/diabetes/
• American Diabetes Association, "Complications of Diabetes in the United States." Brock, Gerald, Medscape Clinical Update, "New Horizons in Erectile Dysfunction Therapy." Ferrario, C.M., Levy.
• "Sexual Dysfunction in Patients with Hypertension: Implications for Therapy," Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 4(6):424-432, 2002. Guay, A.T., "Lecture 5: Sexual dysfunction in the diabetic patient," International Journal of Impotence Research, December 2001, vol 13: Supplement 5, pp. S47-S50. Miller, T.A
 

Psychological Impotence (page 21):
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Erectile-dysfunction/Pages/Treatment.aspx
• Derogatis L, Meyer JK, King KM. Psychopathology in individuals with sexual dysfunction. Am J Psychiatry 1981; 138: 757–763
• Nicolosi A, Moreira ED, Shirai M, Villa M, Glasser DB. A population study of the association between sexual function, sexual satisfaction and depressive symptoms in men. J Affective Disord 2004; 82: 235–243. | Article | ISI |
 

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