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In twelve pages the growing problems of obesity in children and adolescents in the United States are considered in terms of presen...

Human Services: National Institutes of Health, 2008). Actually measuring a persons body fat is not a simple procedure such as step...

the UAE (Join the movement to tackle obesity, 2004). The UAE is the fifth most obese nation in the world, following the "United St...

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...

obesity, research includes differences in reports between teens and their parents (Goodman, Hinden and Khandelwal, 2000); and stud...

claims with some skepticism. However, understanding the basics of nutrition and how it affects the mind and body is relevant for e...

had a disease, there would be a widespread and enthusiastic campaign to find a cure. However, because obesity is not considered a ...

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...

prevalence of obesity more than doubled, from 15 percent to almost one-third of the adult population" (Poirot). As it relates to 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...

review or even a description of their own research, which led them to the conclusions that they indicate. The inclusion of even a...

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

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

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

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

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

obesity, tobacco use, substance abuse, responsible sexual behavior, mental health, injuries and violence, environmental quality, i...

is well known that the United States is one of the most obese nations in the world. It has become such a problem that it also affe...

exercise he usually engaged in. Spurlock is 6;2: tall and weight 185 pounds at the beginning. His BMI was normal. For his height...

on around the stomach) (Nazario, 2009). Obesity is linked to heart disease and stroke because it often causes high blood pressure...

not using vitamin supplements (Nachtigal et al., 2005). B6 and B12 vitamins increase the metabolism, which is an important factor...

body mass index that is greater than the 95th percentile for age and gender, they are classified as obese (Dietz & Hunter, 2009). ...

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...

the ages of 12 and 19 were considered overweight (Surgeon General News, 2005). If that werent enough, this number is nearly triple...

endless parade of gorgeous people living fabulous lives; it is attractive and seductive, and that makes it an ideal platform for m...

decrease costs, which seems to be counter to increasing spending. Increasing spending on diabetic screening and testing, however,...

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...

in the US are 20.7% (Martorell, 2000). In general terms the many developing counties appeared to have obesity consecrated in the ...