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in nutritional value. High risk also results from the fact that poor neighborhoods frequently lack "well-maintained sidewalks and ...
significantly to the problem. The allure of the silver screen, whether that screen be that of a television or a game pad, has tra...
claims with some skepticism. However, understanding the basics of nutrition and how it affects the mind and body is relevant for e...
obesity, research includes differences in reports between teens and their parents (Goodman, Hinden and Khandelwal, 2000); and stud...
had a disease, there would be a widespread and enthusiastic campaign to find a cure. However, because obesity is not considered a ...
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...
goals and interventions which are compatible with those identified in "Healthy People 2010". Eight assessment parameters will be ...
common occurrence for the American adolescents in particular, with findings indicating how not only are American teens less active...
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...
- 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...
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...
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...
his ideal weight yet less than that which takes his BMI past the boundary for obesity (Fontanarosa, 1998). Either condition is a ...
and asked why he had been gaining weight, the doctor might have brought up his diet. Indeed, it seems common knowledge that fast f...
2, diabetes. Today, according to the National Institutes of Health, Type 2 diabetes accounts for at least 30 percent of all new ch...
unhealthy no matter which perspective one takes. Just how unhealthy is fast food? How does it contribute to obesity? The U.S. Sur...
In ten pages the components of bulimia, anorexia, and obesity eating disorders are examined in terms of treatment alternatives. T...
In eleven pages the problem of obesity in American children is examined in terms of adolescent health risks and causes that includ...
the age 65 have hypertension (Sirkin and Rosner 2009, p. 402). Hypertension leads to a lesser quality of life for the patient and ...
by 5% each week. Longer-term goals focus on reductions in absenteeism and illness which, in turn, will lead to a reduction in insu...
include many violent or negative acts. Cartoon characters are killed all the time, only to return immediately without explanation....
This research paper pertains to current literature that investigates the relationship between nutrition, obesity and atherosclerot...
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 pertains to three research studies, which pertain to overweight/obesity in Hispanic adolescents, and reports ...
This research paper focuses on Belvedere Community Regional Park (BCRP), which is located on E. Cesar Chavez Avenue in Los Angeles...
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 ...