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had a disease, there would be a widespread and enthusiastic campaign to find a cure. However, because obesity is not considered a ...
claims with some skepticism. However, understanding the basics of nutrition and how it affects the mind and body is relevant for e...
obesity, research includes differences in reports between teens and their parents (Goodman, Hinden and Khandelwal, 2000); and stud...
In five pages this paper discusses the topic of adolescent obesity from an adolescent's perspective. Six sources are cited in the...
In ten pages this paper discusses U.S. obesity in a consideration of various contributing factors with socioeconomic, psychologica...
which would have put him at greater risk for dying of heart disease, regardless of his genetic makeup. Smoking is considered the ...
and between 30 to 34.9 one is in the first class of obesity; with 40 or more points one is considered to be severely obese (2002)....
of people without health care insurance than in years past. As the economy worsens and the US slides into recession, we can expec...
his ideal weight yet less than that which takes his BMI past the boundary for obesity (Fontanarosa, 1998). Either condition is a ...
and asked why he had been gaining weight, the doctor might have brought up his diet. Indeed, it seems common knowledge that fast f...
a false ideal body weight, there is an epidemic within the psychological world of those adolescents and indeed, people of all ages...
to join a health club or try to fit some other structured activity into her already-full schedule, at least not on a long-term bas...
Tunica media. This is the middle layer of the artery wall, composed of smooth muscle and elastin. It is the muscle of...
a personal decision and the effect is not singular but one of accumulative effect. For many it is deemed that the weight gain is s...
care physician (Ridings, Rapp, Boosalis, and Pomeroy, 1998). Millions of Americans, in fact, can be classified as obese. Obesity...
as obese (Liou, Pi-Sunyer, Xavier and Laferr?re, 2005). Raatz, Torkelson, Redmon, Reck, Kristell et. al. (2005) provide a...
significantly to the problem. The allure of the silver screen, whether that screen be that of a television or a game pad, has tra...
common occurrence for the American adolescents in particular, with findings indicating how not only are American teens less active...
2, diabetes. Today, according to the National Institutes of Health, Type 2 diabetes accounts for at least 30 percent of all new ch...
unhealthy no matter which perspective one takes. Just how unhealthy is fast food? How does it contribute to obesity? The U.S. Sur...
Within the last thirty years in the United States, the rate of childhood obesity has more than doubled as it was estimated that on...
population, for example, present unique cultural concerns in terms of how to direct a public relations campaign that targets obesi...
topic under discussion. Difference between primary and secondary sources : One source was selected in order to help illustrate th...
(2004) reported the following: in 2000, 64.5 percent of American adults were identified as overweight and 30.5 percent were obese....
have in promoting her citizens wellness while Alberta still lags behind in her recognition of the importance of education in promo...
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...
of food, and while in some instances that is true, it is not characteristic of obesity. While many people know when they are obes...
need to be more in tune to their childrens activities and their food choices. Obesity observes no geographic or socioeconom...
is obese children (Neff 2359). Other health risks associated with obesity include, but are not limited to: high cholesterol, hea...
and a very important factor is a lack of medical attention. All of these things culminate in a situation where people are more vul...