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HIV/AIDS cannot be spread through hugging or touching someone with the virus, Americans are still very much afraid of this disease...
In ten pages this paper discusses U.S. obesity in a consideration of various contributing factors with socioeconomic, psychologica...
In five pages this paper discusses the topic of adolescent obesity from an adolescent's perspective. Six sources are cited in the...
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...
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metropolitan area and 14.1 for the affluent Westside" says the L.A. County Department of Public Health (Mcnew). Fast food restau...
prevalence of obesity more than doubled, from 15 percent to almost one-third of the adult population" (Poirot). As it relates to c...
an apple shape with body fat accumulate in the bellies. This is not a universal as individuals storage of body fat may differ than...
In six pages an article addressing the problems of children who spend too much time engaging in sedentary activities such as watch...
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 ...
food, something that is very important and relevant in the United States. This author notes, "Technological change (e.g. industria...
wherein children become obese. Interestingly enough, two authors argues that the caloric intake of children and adults is ...
population, for example, present unique cultural concerns in terms of how to direct a public relations campaign that targets obesi...
In twelve pages the growing problems of obesity in children and adolescents in the United States are considered in terms of presen...
as obese (Liou, Pi-Sunyer, Xavier and Laferr?re, 2005). Raatz, Torkelson, Redmon, Reck, Kristell et. al. (2005) provide a...
care physician (Ridings, Rapp, Boosalis, and Pomeroy, 1998). Millions of Americans, in fact, can be classified as obese. Obesity...
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...
in the US are 20.7% (Martorell, 2000). In general terms the many developing counties appeared to have obesity consecrated in the ...
respiratory conditions, such as asthma and obstructive sleep apnea (Thorpe, et al, 2004). The long-term consequences of childhood ...
(2004) reported the following: in 2000, 64.5 percent of American adults were identified as overweight and 30.5 percent were obese....
topic under discussion. Difference between primary and secondary sources : One source was selected in order to help illustrate th...
away from parents who are blamed for abuse or neglect if a child becomes too fat. In the old days, this was unheard of. Families t...
in both hypertension and other forms of cardiovascular disease. Though the overall mortality rates for coronary heart disease h...
In five pages this paper considers 3 contemporary problems from the theoretical perspectives of Emile Durkheim including infant ab...
In ten pages the components of bulimia, anorexia, and obesity eating disorders are examined in terms of treatment alternatives. T...
In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at childhood obesity. The epidemic is analyzed in terms of parental factors. Paper uses...
Self-efficacy is a concept that refers to the degree to which individuals perceive themselves as having the ability and capability...
- 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...