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ones self-esteem is constantly defined by the opinions of others, and confined to the very narrow parameters of whether or not one...

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...

Long thought to be legendary, it has recently proven to actually have existed, but theres no information on the type of clothing w...

what are the problems of aging, whose problem it is and whose interests are served by solutions that are developed. Given ...

instance, causes "rapid onset of severe hyperglycemia associated with the progressive loss of islet area and insulin immunoreactiv...

obese, but that their lifestyle, perhaps a lifestyle set down by generations, is the reason for the obesity. The nation cannot ent...

above the ideal standards based on the National Center for Health Statistics growth charts (Jerum and Melnyk, 2001). While weight ...

that which takes his BMI past the boundary for obesity (Fontanarosa, 1998). Either condition is a leading contributor to poor hea...

in the US are 20.7% (Martorell, 2000). In general terms the many developing counties appeared to have obesity consecrated in the ...

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...

it changed the way that Canadians looked at money. It also changed life as it was known. During the depression of the thirties, ...

respiratory conditions, such as asthma and obstructive sleep apnea (Thorpe, et al, 2004). The long-term consequences of childhood ...

- 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...

country, the often ate "traditional diets ... high in grains, fruit and vegetables and low in fat" (Hoffman). Once they arrived in...

"hyperlipidemia, hypertension, blood glucose disturbances, Type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea and asthma," while emotional effects inclu...

most important, that of the therapist is also vital. The qualities necessary in a good therapist include such things as caring, ac...

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...

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

target children as their principle demographic also have Web sites that market to children (Cowdrey 19). A child who gets bored wi...

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

of revenue for under-funded schools, it is difficult to get them removed (Van Staveren and Dale, 2004). They contain, in addition ...

issues on that front? First, it should be said that although the government does have policy on health related issues, some compl...

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

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 ...

society, actually many shifts, that led to the current attitudes held by Christians today. For example, there was a time when peop...

their level of obesity, but, until this study, little was known as to whether or not there is a "relationship between dieting and ...

track of who, precisely, in the American population is descended from slaves, and identification of race for government statistics...

took her two children, a toddler and an infant, out in 20 degree cold to get Snickers bars (Eller, 2006). Littleton claims she was...