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that "no state should be deprived of territory for the benefit of the United States" (Articles Answers.com). The significance of...

they have "no intention of doing anything of the sort" (Adler, 2007, p. 45). Another important milestone that Adler describes is...

would work to resolve the problem and in fact, some people report that religious activity has helped them lose weight. The author ...

genetic problem. The first position-that one can eat right and be healthy despite obesity-is a part of a recent fat acceptance mov...

country, the often ate "traditional diets ... high in grains, fruit and vegetables and low in fat" (Hoffman). Once they arrived in...

Family crisis). However, society itself is made up of smaller units, of which the family is one, and therefore structural function...

of revenue for under-funded schools, it is difficult to get them removed (Van Staveren and Dale, 2004). They contain, in addition ...

Such junk food is apparently readily available in many high schools, perhaps with the understanding that high school students are ...

food, something that is very important and relevant in the United States. This author notes, "Technological change (e.g. industria...

population, for example, present unique cultural concerns in terms of how to direct a public relations campaign that targets obesi...

(2004) reported the following: in 2000, 64.5 percent of American adults were identified as overweight and 30.5 percent were obese....

away from parents who are blamed for abuse or neglect if a child becomes too fat. In the old days, this was unheard of. Families t...

the age 65 have hypertension (Sirkin and Rosner 2009, p. 402). Hypertension leads to a lesser quality of life for the patient and ...

include many violent or negative acts. Cartoon characters are killed all the time, only to return immediately without explanation....

by 5% each week. Longer-term goals focus on reductions in absenteeism and illness which, in turn, will lead to a reduction in insu...

treatment of the sick, then undertaking preventive measures to reduce obesity before illness occurs may be beyond that duty, as it...

also provides a valuable example of the economics of health care in general as obesity has been associated in recent literature wi...

reduce obesity, increase activity and to encourage healthy eating habits. Wisconsin is also trying to take charge through ...

This paper pertains to the Precede-Proceed model and its applicability to intervention development that addresses the overweight/o...

This essay offers an overview of health and safety in Richmond County, NY (Staten Island). Demographic data and health data are in...

This paper offers an abstract for study that pertains to the under-diagnosis of obesity. One page in length, no sources are cited....

This paper pertains to chronic disease and its causes, focusing specifically on the influence of environmental factors, such as ac...

This paper contends that the measures that are needed to address obesity are the same as those needed to address binge eating, ano...

balance between calories-in and calories-out differs for each person" (MedlinePlus, 2008). Frighteningly enough, CNN (2007) claims...

generalized research which took place many years ago. In more recent years there has been research that can be seen as specificall...

took her two children, a toddler and an infant, out in 20 degree cold to get Snickers bars (Eller, 2006). Littleton claims she was...

of healthcare by primary healthcare givers to the conditions which require more immediate and urgent treatment is understandable (...

products. In addition, Schlosser and many nutritionists have argued that eating fast food is responsible for a record number of c...

metropolitan area and 14.1 for the affluent Westside" says the L.A. County Department of Public Health (Mcnew). Fast food restau...

environmental issues literally for decades - such as when actor Ted Danson announced decades ago that the ocean would be "dead" in...