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a false ideal body weight, there is an epidemic within the psychological world of those adolescents and indeed, people of all ages...
which would have put him at greater risk for dying of heart disease, regardless of his genetic makeup. Smoking is considered the ...
decrease costs, which seems to be counter to increasing spending. Increasing spending on diabetic screening and testing, however,...
above the ideal standards based on the National Center for Health Statistics growth charts (Jerum and Melnyk, 2001). While weight ...
endless parade of gorgeous people living fabulous lives; it is attractive and seductive, and that makes it an ideal platform for m...
the ages of 12 and 19 were considered overweight (Surgeon General News, 2005). If that werent enough, this number is nearly triple...
- take the weight of the patient in pounds, divide this number by the square of the height in inches, and multiply this value by 7...
obese, but that their lifestyle, perhaps a lifestyle set down by generations, is the reason for the obesity. The nation cannot ent...
instance, causes "rapid onset of severe hyperglycemia associated with the progressive loss of islet area and insulin immunoreactiv...
that which takes his BMI past the boundary for obesity (Fontanarosa, 1998). Either condition is a leading contributor to poor hea...
is obese children (Neff 2359). Other health risks associated with obesity include, but are not limited to: high cholesterol, hea...
This essay offers an overview of health and safety in Richmond County, NY (Staten Island). Demographic data and health data are in...
in the US are 20.7% (Martorell, 2000). In general terms the many developing counties appeared to have obesity consecrated in the ...
and contest the idea that their weight is problematic. They contend that they are healthy the way they are and there is a fat acce...
respiratory conditions, such as asthma and obstructive sleep apnea (Thorpe, et al, 2004). The long-term consequences of childhood ...
Control and Prevention in conjunction with the work of state health departments (Mokdad et al, 1999, p. 1519). This survey is des...
Another important area of research is obesitys impact on childhood from health, psychosocial and cognitive development standpoints...
determine what is normal or clinically notable. For example, a BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 kg/m ( Must, Spadano & Coakley et al., 19...
Dutch, Swedish, Native American and Russian ("Dallas, Texas," 2005). What does this mean? It seems that the largest demographic is...
as obese (Liou, Pi-Sunyer, Xavier and Laferr?re, 2005). Raatz, Torkelson, Redmon, Reck, Kristell et. al. (2005) provide a...
This literature review adds to a previous review that was formulated to address a PICO research question. The problem (P) address...
This paper offers an overview of the plans for a research study that pertains to childhood obesity. The study will target a specif...
This research paper pertains to current literature that investigates the relationship between nutrition, obesity and atherosclerot...
This research paper focuses on the problem of overweight/obesity and its prevalence among Canadian youth. The writer also discusse...
This research paper discusses the content and purpose of three studies that focus on the problem of overweight/obesity among Hispa...
This research paper pertains to three research studies, which pertain to overweight/obesity in Hispanic adolescents, and reports ...
This research paper focuses on Belvedere Community Regional Park (BCRP), which is located on E. Cesar Chavez Avenue in Los Angeles...
This research paper discusses the health benefits associated with exercise in regards to cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis and ...
This 10 page paper gives an overview of childhood obesity. This paper includes how combining mental health treatment with family h...
This paper pertains to low-income community assessment, and then presents statistics on childhood obesity prevalence. Three pages...