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their level of obesity, but, until this study, little was known as to whether or not there is a "relationship between dieting and ...
researchers maintained that obesity is on the rise in adolescent populations and may be the product of social constructs. There ...
Human Services: National Institutes of Health, 2008). Actually measuring a persons body fat is not a simple procedure such as step...
the UAE (Join the movement to tackle obesity, 2004). The UAE is the fifth most obese nation in the world, following the "United St...
Within the last thirty years in the United States, the rate of childhood obesity has more than doubled as it was estimated that on...
his ideal weight yet less than that which takes his BMI past the boundary for obesity (Fontanarosa, 1998). Either condition is a ...
and asked why he had been gaining weight, the doctor might have brought up his diet. Indeed, it seems common knowledge that fast f...
2, diabetes. Today, according to the National Institutes of Health, Type 2 diabetes accounts for at least 30 percent of all new ch...
goals and interventions which are compatible with those identified in "Healthy People 2010". Eight assessment parameters will be ...
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...
significantly to the problem. The allure of the silver screen, whether that screen be that of a television or a game pad, has tra...
common occurrence for the American adolescents in particular, with findings indicating how not only are American teens less active...
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...
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 research paper focuses on cultural factors that are associated with the development of obesity. The writer reports on an inte...
This research paper argues that early childhood obesity prevention programs are the best approach. Four pages in length, six sourc...
In a paper of three pages, the research writer expounds upon the system of a SWOT analysis, identifying the strengths, weaknesses ...
This essay pertains to a Healthy People 2020 topic, nutrition and weight status and specifically discusses the problem of childhoo...
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 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 paper offers an abstract for study that pertains to the under-diagnosis of obesity. One page in length, no sources are cited....
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...
endless parade of gorgeous people living fabulous lives; it is attractive and seductive, and that makes it an ideal platform for m...
decrease costs, which seems to be counter to increasing spending. Increasing spending on diabetic screening and testing, however,...
and adolescents from 1990 to 2000. Furthermore, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey revealed that 7 percent of in...