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the ages of 12 and 19 were considered overweight (Surgeon General News, 2005). If that werent enough, this number is nearly triple...
respiratory conditions, such as asthma and obstructive sleep apnea (Thorpe, et al, 2004). The long-term consequences of childhood ...
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...
claims with some skepticism. However, understanding the basics of nutrition and how it affects the mind and body is relevant for e...
significantly to the problem. The allure of the silver screen, whether that screen be that of a television or a game pad, has tra...
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...
Within the last thirty years in the United States, the rate of childhood obesity has more than doubled as it was estimated that on...
common occurrence for the American adolescents in particular, with findings indicating how not only are American teens less active...
unhealthy no matter which perspective one takes. Just how unhealthy is fast food? How does it contribute to obesity? The U.S. Sur...
2, diabetes. Today, according to the National Institutes of Health, Type 2 diabetes accounts for at least 30 percent of all new ch...
and asked why he had been gaining weight, the doctor might have brought up his diet. Indeed, it seems common knowledge that fast f...
his ideal weight yet less than that which takes his BMI past the boundary for obesity (Fontanarosa, 1998). Either condition is a ...
to play unsupervised or accompany them to a park. Immense social and economic changes have dictated shifts in how families ...
obesity, research includes differences in reports between teens and their parents (Goodman, Hinden and Khandelwal, 2000); and stud...
greater importance are the collective changes in social structures and expectations that lead to increasingly sedentary lifestyles...
had a disease, there would be a widespread and enthusiastic campaign to find a cure. However, because obesity is not considered a ...
health and that any perceived quality of life benefits are more related to ideology than scientifically demonstrable benefits deri...
speaker can establish a certain intimacy with the audience by asking them if they have seen the movie Shallow Hal. Audience member...
highest prevalence of overweight teens (British Medical Association, 2004). Research indicates the prevalence of overweight and o...
Lingering Myths about Content and Process Models As shown above, recent research is starting to dispel the myths of one-sid...
may bear little resemblance to the overweight person from before. Many who have weight reduction surgery also feel that they are...
decrease costs, which seems to be counter to increasing spending. Increasing spending on diabetic screening and testing, however,...
is obese children (Neff 2359). Other health risks associated with obesity include, but are not limited to: high cholesterol, hea...
instance, causes "rapid onset of severe hyperglycemia associated with the progressive loss of islet area and insulin immunoreactiv...
obese, but that their lifestyle, perhaps a lifestyle set down by generations, is the reason for the obesity. The nation cannot ent...
above the ideal standards based on the National Center for Health Statistics growth charts (Jerum and Melnyk, 2001). While weight ...
that which takes his BMI past the boundary for obesity (Fontanarosa, 1998). Either condition is a leading contributor to poor 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...
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...