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factor in the onset of childhood obesity. Dennison, Erb, and Jenkins (2002) report that children spend a larger portion of their ...
In this six page essay, the writer explores the growing issue of childhood obesity and offers behavioral solutions to this epidemi...
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...
and adolescents from 1990 to 2000. Furthermore, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey revealed that 7 percent of in...
systems around the nation began to report BMI on report cards. The BMI or body mass index is a calculation involving height and we...
with the group existed with two people, and compliance and conformity existed with the third one. On the one hand, two were confor...
products. In addition, Schlosser and many nutritionists have argued that eating fast food is responsible for a record number of c...
14 hours per week of television and spend an average of 6-7 hours per day viewing various media" (LeBlanc, 2003, p. 329. Furthermo...
prevalence of obesity more than doubled, from 15 percent to almost one-third of the adult population" (Poirot). As it relates to c...
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at least 30 kg/m2" (Allison et al, 1999, p. 1530). It was found that approximately 22% of adult Americans, about 40.5 million pers...
metropolitan area and 14.1 for the affluent Westside" says the L.A. County Department of Public Health (Mcnew). Fast food restau...
Human Services: National Institutes of Health, 2008). Actually measuring a persons body fat is not a simple procedure such as step...
their level of obesity, but, until this study, little was known as to whether or not there is a "relationship between dieting and ...
the UAE (Join the movement to tackle obesity, 2004). The UAE is the fifth most obese nation in the world, following the "United St...
the research team will use a convenience sample of women recruited from a specific geographical area, and the team may choose to l...
the age 65 have hypertension (Sirkin and Rosner 2009, p. 402). Hypertension leads to a lesser quality of life for the patient and ...
Self-efficacy is a concept that refers to the degree to which individuals perceive themselves as having the ability and capability...
This research paper pertains to current literature that investigates the relationship between nutrition, obesity and atherosclerot...
This research paper discusses the health benefits associated with exercise in regards to cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis and ...
This research paper focuses on Belvedere Community Regional Park (BCRP), which is located on E. Cesar Chavez Avenue in Los Angeles...
This literature review adds to a previous review that was formulated to address a PICO research question. The problem (P) address...
This research paper pertains to data on the prevalence of obesity among American adolescents. This information reveals that it is ...
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 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 essay describes an ad that warns parents about the risks associated with childhood obesity. Five pages in length, one source...
This research paper pertains to the problem of childhood obesity. The writer discusses the need for intervention and describes an ...