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the Declaration of Independence. While two-thirds of mankind suffers undernourishment, our own upper classes revel amidst superfl...
And obesity is definitely an issue that needs to be addressed in Australia. Though the issue is a high-profile one in the nation, ...
transformed into a treatment. Doctors must be convinced that the problem addressed by the technology is a medical disorder (Ellio...
respect local tradition (Monmonier 71). The place-naming process outlined in Monmoniers book illustrates the transitional ...
review or even a description of their own research, which led them to the conclusions that they indicate. The inclusion of even a...
environmental issues literally for decades - such as when actor Ted Danson announced decades ago that the ocean would be "dead" in...
products. In addition, Schlosser and many nutritionists have argued that eating fast food is responsible for a record number of c...
on around the stomach) (Nazario, 2009). Obesity is linked to heart disease and stroke because it often causes high blood pressure...
not using vitamin supplements (Nachtigal et al., 2005). B6 and B12 vitamins increase the metabolism, which is an important factor...
thirty-five percent of nonobese peers, with a higher number of those being boys of ethnic backgrounds. II. GERALD ET AL Th...
need to be the skills, including cooking skills, the ability to design menus, and the approaches taught also need to be available ...
(Lampman, 2001). Fourth is the Ramadan month-long period of fasting, which recreates the first communications between God and Muh...
of Korea. The orders were fuzzy at best. As early as 1944, the leader of Korea, Syngman Rhee warned the West that the Soviets coul...
of people who are constantly trying to lose weight, if they were heavy as adolescents they are at increased risk of dying younger ...
is helpful to look at the traditional roots of Native American and Latino cultures. Traditionally, the women of Native American c...
The chart below from the Obesity Society shows the percentage of the U.S. population that is obese. Colorado had the least percent...
heavier than men), genetics, environment (lifestyle), illness, medication and the level of ones physical activity ("Obesity"). Psy...
ESTIMATED TWENTY MILLION PEOPLE IN THE US ALONE SUFFERED FROM DIABETES IN 2005 (DESHPANDE, HARRIS-HAYES, AND SCHOOTMAN, 2005). AS...
The results supported the authors hypotheses by illustrating the correlation between certain social measures. Low income, limited...
growth in the 1990s and economic well being of the city residents in 2000 (Vey, 2007). Two indices of economic health were create...
Social stability, in Huxleys nightmare vision, depends on making "[S]tandard men and women; in uniform batches" (Huxley). It turns...
In this six page essay, the writer explores the growing issue of childhood obesity and offers behavioral solutions to this epidemi...
bankroller not only of President Bushs campaigns but of the broader Christian right agenda" (Scahill, 2007). In his book Blackwate...
factor in childhood obesity is the fact that television viewing tends to be accompanied by the consumption of high-calorie, high s...
balance between calories-in and calories-out differs for each person" (MedlinePlus, 2008). Frighteningly enough, CNN (2007) claims...
While obesity observes no geographic or socioeconomic boundaries, it can be more prevalent in some groups than in others. It can ...
a number of other illnesses (Huang et al, 2007). The nurse will be involved if these risks materialize and may also have...
would work to resolve the problem and in fact, some people report that religious activity has helped them lose weight. The author ...
activity patterns, and resting and active metabolisms" (Speakman, 2004, p. 2090S). Nevertheless, considerable advances have come a...
Human Services: National Institutes of Health, 2008). Actually measuring a persons body fat is not a simple procedure such as step...