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Essays 301 - 330
their level of obesity, but, until this study, little was known as to whether or not there is a "relationship between dieting and ...
metropolitan area and 14.1 for the affluent Westside" says the L.A. County Department of Public Health (Mcnew). Fast food restau...
14 hours per week of television and spend an average of 6-7 hours per day viewing various media" (LeBlanc, 2003, p. 329. Furthermo...
prevalence of obesity more than doubled, from 15 percent to almost one-third of the adult population" (Poirot). As it relates to c...
at least 30 kg/m2" (Allison et al, 1999, p. 1530). It was found that approximately 22% of adult Americans, about 40.5 million pers...
environmental issues literally for decades - such as when actor Ted Danson announced decades ago that the ocean would be "dead" in...
products. In addition, Schlosser and many nutritionists have argued that eating fast food is responsible for a record number of c...
review or even a description of their own research, which led them to the conclusions that they indicate. The inclusion of even a...
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...
(2004) reported the following: in 2000, 64.5 percent of American adults were identified as overweight and 30.5 percent were obese....
topic under discussion. Difference between primary and secondary sources : One source was selected in order to help illustrate th...
have in promoting her citizens wellness while Alberta still lags behind in her recognition of the importance of education in promo...
Dutch, Swedish, Native American and Russian ("Dallas, Texas," 2005). What does this mean? It seems that the largest demographic is...
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...
care physician (Ridings, Rapp, Boosalis, and Pomeroy, 1998). Millions of Americans, in fact, can be classified as obese. Obesity...
as obese (Liou, Pi-Sunyer, Xavier and Laferr?re, 2005). Raatz, Torkelson, Redmon, Reck, Kristell et. al. (2005) provide a...
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...
respiratory conditions, such as asthma and obstructive sleep apnea (Thorpe, et al, 2004). The long-term consequences of childhood ...
Control and Prevention in conjunction with the work of state health departments (Mokdad et al, 1999, p. 1519). This survey is des...
Another important area of research is obesitys impact on childhood from health, psychosocial and cognitive development standpoints...
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...
endless parade of gorgeous people living fabulous lives; it is attractive and seductive, and that makes it an ideal platform for m...
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...
wherein children become obese. Interestingly enough, two authors argues that the caloric intake of children and adults is ...
Such junk food is apparently readily available in many high schools, perhaps with the understanding that high school students are ...
women differently than the culture dictated? Did He treat them differently than He treated other people? Did Jesus behaviors place...
Family crisis). However, society itself is made up of smaller units, of which the family is one, and therefore structural function...