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as a whole, or toward an individual because he (or she) is a member of that group" (Spencer, 1998, p. 25). By and large, schools ...
Tunica media. This is the middle layer of the artery wall, composed of smooth muscle and elastin. It is the muscle of...
to join a health club or try to fit some other structured activity into her already-full schedule, at least not on a long-term bas...
his ideal weight yet less than that which takes his BMI past the boundary for obesity (Fontanarosa, 1998). Either condition is a ...
to play unsupervised or accompany them to a park. Immense social and economic changes have dictated shifts in how families ...
issues on that front? First, it should be said that although the government does have policy on health related issues, some compl...
and asked why he had been gaining weight, the doctor might have brought up his diet. Indeed, it seems common knowledge that fast f...
low self-esteem," but there are also serious health repercussions that can follow children into their adult years (Henry and Royer...
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...
genetic problem. The first position-that one can eat right and be healthy despite obesity-is a part of a recent fat acceptance mov...
goals and interventions which are compatible with those identified in "Healthy People 2010". Eight assessment parameters will be ...
This essay pertains to a Healthy People 2020 topic, nutrition and weight status and specifically discusses the problem of childhoo...
Within the last thirty years in the United States, the rate of childhood obesity has more than doubled as it was estimated that on...
common occurrence for the American adolescents in particular, with findings indicating how not only are American teens less active...
significantly to the problem. The allure of the silver screen, whether that screen be that of a television or a game pad, has tra...
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...
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 ...
This paper pertains to the Precede-Proceed model and its applicability to intervention development that addresses the overweight/o...
While obesity observes no geographic or socioeconomic boundaries, it can be more prevalent in some groups than in others. It can ...
factor in childhood obesity is the fact that television viewing tends to be accompanied by the consumption of high-calorie, high s...
balance between calories-in and calories-out differs for each person" (MedlinePlus, 2008). Frighteningly enough, CNN (2007) claims...
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...