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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...

Dutch, Swedish, Native American and Russian ("Dallas, Texas," 2005). What does this mean? It seems that the largest demographic is...

care physician (Ridings, Rapp, Boosalis, and Pomeroy, 1998). Millions of Americans, in fact, can be classified as obese. Obesity...

In ten pages this paper discusses U.S. obesity in a consideration of various contributing factors with socioeconomic, psychologica...

In twelve pages the growing problems of obesity in children and adolescents in the United States are considered in terms of presen...

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...

in both hypertension and other forms of cardiovascular disease. Though the overall mortality rates for coronary heart disease h...

In ten pages the components of bulimia, anorexia, and obesity eating disorders are examined in terms of treatment alternatives. T...

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...

Family crisis). However, society itself is made up of smaller units, of which the family is one, and therefore structural function...

Such junk food is apparently readily available in many high schools, perhaps with the understanding that high school students are ...

have in promoting her citizens wellness while Alberta still lags behind in her recognition of the importance of education in promo...

(2004) reported the following: in 2000, 64.5 percent of American adults were identified as overweight and 30.5 percent were obese....

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...

population, for example, present unique cultural concerns in terms of how to direct a public relations campaign that targets obesi...

food, something that is very important and relevant in the United States. This author notes, "Technological change (e.g. industria...

of people without health care insurance than in years past. As the economy worsens and the US slides into recession, we can expec...

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 five pages this paper discusses the topic of adolescent obesity from an adolescent's perspective. Six sources are cited in the...

genetic problem. The first position-that one can eat right and be healthy despite obesity-is a part of a recent fat acceptance mov...

would work to resolve the problem and in fact, some people report that religious activity has helped them lose weight. The author ...

and the scenario and has the aim of developing that knowledge and proposition that can then be used for further research (Yin, 199...

these elements were viewed as variables that could significantly influence patients attitudes(Im, et al, 2007, p. 706). This quest...

and are categorized by those familiar with and trained in criminology, law enforcement or other area of expertise. Methods of Clas...

This 8 page paper provides an overview of the use of qualitative methods in U.S. society. This paper uses examples from AT&T, Coc...

i.e. the primary assumptions about the origins and nature of psychology which affect the conduct of the research, the methodology ...

In six pages this paper criticizes this purportedly qualitative study by sharply questioning the validity of this classification. ...

In six pages this paper examines better approaches to teaching math to students who are learning disabled in this qualitative stud...

In five pages this paper critiques the article Responding to New Roles A Qualitative Study of Managers as Instructors' in terms o...