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topic under discussion. Difference between primary and secondary sources : One source was selected in order to help illustrate th...
activity patterns, and resting and active metabolisms" (Speakman, 2004, p. 2090S). Nevertheless, considerable advances have come a...
would work to resolve the problem and in fact, some people report that religious activity has helped them lose weight. The author ...
a number of other illnesses (Huang et al, 2007). The nurse will be involved if these risks materialize and may also have...
genetic problem. The first position-that one can eat right and be healthy despite obesity-is a part of a recent fat acceptance mov...
passing laws that say all students WILL pray in class that they run afoul of the Supreme Court. There are many solid reasons why ...
In this six page essay, the writer explores the growing issue of childhood obesity and offers behavioral solutions to this epidemi...
as obese (Liou, Pi-Sunyer, Xavier and Laferr?re, 2005). Raatz, Torkelson, Redmon, Reck, Kristell et. al. (2005) provide a...
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...
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...
Control and Prevention in conjunction with the work of state health departments (Mokdad et al, 1999, p. 1519). This survey is des...
endless parade of gorgeous people living fabulous lives; it is attractive and seductive, and that makes it an ideal platform for m...
the ages of 12 and 19 were considered overweight (Surgeon General News, 2005). If that werent enough, this number is nearly triple...
- 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...
in the US are 20.7% (Martorell, 2000). In general terms the many developing counties appeared to have obesity consecrated in the ...
respiratory conditions, such as asthma and obstructive sleep apnea (Thorpe, et al, 2004). The long-term consequences of childhood ...
learning and performance. The different methods account for students who are better able to demonstrate learning through a project...
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...
settings (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2004). Preschool teachers most often begin as an assistant teacher and progress to the leve...
and a very important factor is a lack of medical attention. All of these things culminate in a situation where people are more vul...
decrease costs, which seems to be counter to increasing spending. Increasing spending on diabetic screening and testing, however,...
above the ideal standards based on the National Center for Health Statistics growth charts (Jerum and Melnyk, 2001). While weight ...
proposed prison design by eighteenth-century reformer Jeremy Bentham but what distinguished this structure had been an architectur...
obese, but that their lifestyle, perhaps a lifestyle set down by generations, is the reason for the obesity. The nation cannot ent...
is obese children (Neff 2359). Other health risks associated with obesity include, but are not limited to: high cholesterol, hea...
instance, causes "rapid onset of severe hyperglycemia associated with the progressive loss of islet area and insulin immunoreactiv...
need to be more in tune to their childrens activities and their food choices. Obesity observes no geographic or socioeconom...
of food, and while in some instances that is true, it is not characteristic of obesity. While many people know when they are obes...
The funding agency chosen for this program is the Childrens Aid Society, a nonprofit organization that has been dedicated to impro...