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body mass index that is greater than the 95th percentile for age and gender, they are classified as obese (Dietz & Hunter, 2009). ...
on around the stomach) (Nazario, 2009). Obesity is linked to heart disease and stroke because it often causes high blood pressure...
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...
need to be the skills, including cooking skills, the ability to design menus, and the approaches taught also need to be available ...
balance between calories-in and calories-out differs for each person" (MedlinePlus, 2008). Frighteningly enough, CNN (2007) claims...
Human Services: National Institutes of Health, 2008). Actually measuring a persons body fat is not a simple procedure such as step...
those who have a body mass index of below 35 m-2 tend to have similar activity patterns when the energy expenditure levels are cor...
researchers maintained that obesity is on the rise in adolescent populations and may be the product of social constructs. There ...
the UAE (Join the movement to tackle obesity, 2004). The UAE is the fifth most obese nation in the world, following the "United St...
of healthcare by primary healthcare givers to the conditions which require more immediate and urgent treatment is understandable (...
took her two children, a toddler and an infant, out in 20 degree cold to get Snickers bars (Eller, 2006). Littleton claims she was...
would work to resolve the problem and in fact, some people report that religious activity has helped them lose weight. The author ...
activity patterns, and resting and active metabolisms" (Speakman, 2004, p. 2090S). Nevertheless, considerable advances have come a...
genetic problem. The first position-that one can eat right and be healthy despite obesity-is a part of a recent fat acceptance mov...
(2004) reported the following: in 2000, 64.5 percent of American adults were identified as overweight and 30.5 percent were obese....
of revenue for under-funded schools, it is difficult to get them removed (Van Staveren and Dale, 2004). They contain, in addition ...
country, the often ate "traditional diets ... high in grains, fruit and vegetables and low in fat" (Hoffman). Once they arrived in...
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 has two major sections. The first pertains to a proposed research study and the second pertains to a proposed ...
This research paper pertains to data on the prevalence of obesity among American adolescents. This information reveals that it is ...
This paper contends that the measures that are needed to address obesity are the same as those needed to address binge eating, ano...
This research paper focuses on cultural factors that are associated with the development of obesity. The writer reports on an inte...
In a paper of three pages, the research writer expounds upon the system of a SWOT analysis, identifying the strengths, weaknesses ...
This paper pertains to the Precede-Proceed model and its applicability to intervention development that addresses the overweight/o...
This essay offers an overview of health and safety in Richmond County, NY (Staten Island). Demographic data and health data are in...
This paper pertains to chronic disease and its causes, focusing specifically on the influence of environmental factors, such as ac...
This paper offers an abstract for study that pertains to the under-diagnosis of obesity. One page in length, no sources are cited....
include many violent or negative acts. Cartoon characters are killed all the time, only to return immediately without explanation....