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target children as their principle demographic also have Web sites that market to children (Cowdrey 19). A child who gets bored wi...
Such junk food is apparently readily available in many high schools, perhaps with the understanding that high school students are ...
Family crisis). However, society itself is made up of smaller units, of which the family is one, and therefore structural function...
2005, p.165). In obese children, the number of fat cells present in the body can be as much as three times higher than in normal w...
wherein children become obese. Interestingly enough, two authors argues that the caloric intake of children and adults is ...
respiratory conditions, such as asthma and obstructive sleep apnea (Thorpe, et al, 2004). The long-term consequences of childhood ...
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...
care physician (Ridings, Rapp, Boosalis, and Pomeroy, 1998). Millions of Americans, in fact, can be classified as obese. Obesity...
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...
above the ideal standards based on the National Center for Health Statistics growth charts (Jerum and Melnyk, 2001). While weight ...
- 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...
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...
decrease costs, which seems to be counter to increasing spending. Increasing spending on diabetic screening and testing, however,...
In ten pages the components of bulimia, anorexia, and obesity eating disorders are examined in terms of treatment alternatives. T...
in both hypertension and other forms of cardiovascular disease. Though the overall mortality rates for coronary heart disease h...
In twelve pages the growing problems of obesity in children and adolescents in the United States are considered in terms of presen...
In five pages this paper considers 3 contemporary problems from the theoretical perspectives of Emile Durkheim including infant ab...
In eleven pages the problem of obesity in American children is examined in terms of adolescent health risks and causes that includ...
In ten pages this paper discusses U.S. obesity in a consideration of various contributing factors with socioeconomic, psychologica...
In a paper consisting of five pages the causes of children's obesity is examined with factors such as lack of exercise and diet di...
In five pages this paper discusses the topic of adolescent obesity from an adolescent's perspective. Six sources are cited in the...
and a very important factor is a lack of medical attention. All of these things culminate in a situation where people are more vul...
obese, but that their lifestyle, perhaps a lifestyle set down by generations, is the reason for the obesity. The nation cannot ent...
that which takes his BMI past the boundary for obesity (Fontanarosa, 1998). Either condition is a leading contributor to poor hea...
instance, causes "rapid onset of severe hyperglycemia associated with the progressive loss of islet area and insulin immunoreactiv...
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...