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highest prevalence of overweight teens (British Medical Association, 2004). Research indicates the prevalence of overweight and o...
significantly to the problem. The allure of the silver screen, whether that screen be that of a television or a game pad, has tra...
had a disease, there would be a widespread and enthusiastic campaign to find a cure. However, because obesity is not considered a ...
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...
empowered to appoint a secretary to carry out its mission and Mann accepted this position (Eakin, 2000). Although Massachusetts ...
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...
claims with some skepticism. However, understanding the basics of nutrition and how it affects the mind and body is relevant for e...
This paper pertains to the Precede-Proceed model and its applicability to intervention development that addresses the overweight/o...
Provides an overview of a fictitious school and the methods by which its organizational behavior can be changed. There are 7 sourc...
This essay describes an ad that warns parents about the risks associated with childhood obesity. Five pages in length, one source...
This research paper pertains to the problem of childhood obesity. The writer discusses the need for intervention and describes an ...
This 10 page paper gives an overview of childhood obesity. This paper includes how combining mental health treatment with family h...
This paper pertains to low-income community assessment, and then presents statistics on childhood obesity prevalence. Three pages...
This paper offers an abstract for study that pertains to the under-diagnosis of obesity. One page in length, no sources are cited....
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 essay pertains to a Healthy People 2020 topic, nutrition and weight status and specifically discusses the problem of childhoo...
common occurrence for the American adolescents in particular, with findings indicating how not only are American teens less active...
This research paper focuses on cultural factors that are associated with the development of obesity. The writer reports on an inte...
This paper contends that the measures that are needed to address obesity are the same as those needed to address binge eating, ano...
Different types of tests may be used for differing purposes and with different types of data. This paper looks at how univariate ...
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...
"hyperlipidemia, hypertension, blood glucose disturbances, Type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea and asthma," while emotional effects inclu...
country, the often ate "traditional diets ... high in grains, fruit and vegetables and low in fat" (Hoffman). Once they arrived in...
issues on that front? First, it should be said that although the government does have policy on health related issues, some compl...
low self-esteem," but there are also serious health repercussions that can follow children into their adult years (Henry and Royer...
In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at childhood obesity. The epidemic is analyzed in terms of parental factors. Paper uses...
This literature review adds to a previous review that was formulated to address a PICO research question. The problem (P) address...