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their level of obesity, but, until this study, little was known as to whether or not there is a "relationship between dieting and ...
In five pages this paper discusses the topic of adolescent obesity from an adolescent's perspective. Six sources are cited in the...
In ten pages this paper discusses U.S. obesity in a consideration of various contributing factors with socioeconomic, psychologica...
low self-esteem," but there are also serious health repercussions that can follow children into their adult years (Henry and Royer...
issues on that front? First, it should be said that although the government does have policy on health related issues, some compl...
of revenue for under-funded schools, it is difficult to get them removed (Van Staveren and Dale, 2004). They contain, in addition ...
factor in childhood obesity is the fact that television viewing tends to be accompanied by the consumption of high-calorie, high s...
In this six page essay, the writer explores the growing issue of childhood obesity and offers behavioral solutions to this epidemi...
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...
factor in the onset of childhood obesity. Dennison, Erb, and Jenkins (2002) report that children spend a larger portion of their ...
of healthcare by primary healthcare givers to the conditions which require more immediate and urgent treatment is understandable (...
balance between calories-in and calories-out differs for each person" (MedlinePlus, 2008). Frighteningly enough, CNN (2007) claims...
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...
a number of other illnesses (Huang et al, 2007). The nurse will be involved if these risks materialize and may also have...
speaker can establish a certain intimacy with the audience by asking them if they have seen the movie Shallow Hal. Audience member...
health and that any perceived quality of life benefits are more related to ideology than scientifically demonstrable benefits deri...
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 ...
Such junk food is apparently readily available in many high schools, perhaps with the understanding that high school students are ...
target children as their principle demographic also have Web sites that market to children (Cowdrey 19). A child who gets bored wi...
country, the often ate "traditional diets ... high in grains, fruit and vegetables and low in fat" (Hoffman). Once they arrived in...
"hyperlipidemia, hypertension, blood glucose disturbances, Type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea and asthma," while emotional effects inclu...
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...
population, for example, present unique cultural concerns in terms of how to direct a public relations campaign that targets obesi...
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...
common occurrence for the American adolescents in particular, with findings indicating how not only are American teens less active...