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Dutch, Swedish, Native American and Russian ("Dallas, Texas," 2005). What does this mean? It seems that the largest demographic is...

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

And obesity is definitely an issue that needs to be addressed in Australia. Though the issue is a high-profile one in the nation, ...

Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is one of the main ways that the problem of obesity is tracked in the US (Hensrud and Klein, 20...

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

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

HIV/AIDS cannot be spread through hugging or touching someone with the virus, Americans are still very much afraid of this disease...

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

ESTIMATED TWENTY MILLION PEOPLE IN THE US ALONE SUFFERED FROM DIABETES IN 2005 (DESHPANDE, HARRIS-HAYES, AND SCHOOTMAN, 2005). AS...

heavier than men), genetics, environment (lifestyle), illness, medication and the level of ones physical activity ("Obesity"). Psy...

The chart below from the Obesity Society shows the percentage of the U.S. population that is obese. Colorado had the least percent...

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...

in both hypertension and other forms of cardiovascular disease. Though the overall mortality rates for coronary heart disease h...

In ten pages the components of bulimia, anorexia, and obesity eating disorders are examined in terms of treatment alternatives. T...

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...

intake and the general type of diet which is consumed and the need for a nutritional balance physical activity is also an importan...

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

their functioning around food, including monitoring their fat and sugar in-take and improving their diet as a whole. The whole fa...

Post highlights what is ostensibly a growing problem in the United States: the rising prevalence of childhood obesity. In the firs...