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guidelines that these should be used only as a last resort when all other options have failed, with the possible exception of surg...

is well known that the United States is one of the most obese nations in the world. It has become such a problem that it also affe...

the UAE (Join the movement to tackle obesity, 2004). The UAE is the fifth most obese nation in the world, following the "United St...

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

low self-esteem," but there are also serious health repercussions that can follow children into their adult years (Henry and Royer...

have in promoting her citizens wellness while Alberta still lags behind in her recognition of the importance of education in promo...

had a disease, there would be a widespread and enthusiastic campaign to find a cure. However, because obesity is not considered a ...

The funding agency chosen for this program is the Childrens Aid Society, a nonprofit organization that has been dedicated to impro...

decrease costs, which seems to be counter to increasing spending. Increasing spending on diabetic screening and testing, however,...

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...

Dutch, Swedish, Native American and Russian ("Dallas, Texas," 2005). What does this mean? It seems that the largest demographic is...

of people without health care insurance than in years past. As the economy worsens and the US slides into recession, we can expec...

In eleven pages the problem of obesity in American children is examined in terms of adolescent health risks and causes that includ...

In eight pages this paper assesses a Midwestern community's customer base in this downtown retail market analysis. Four sources a...

also associated with adolescents who have been diagnosed as having binge eating disorder. Unquestionably psychologically related,...

emotional problems are likely to emerge. The relationship between obesity and depression is one that is not exactly clear (Stunka...

people there were often at odds with one another based upon the perceptions that existed regarding the different groups. It was a...

health. There are morbidly obese people who appear to enjoy being the way they are and actively seek to maintain their stat...

causes of obesity catching children when they can still be influenced. Children who are overweight are one of the groups that ha...

$1,109,950 in additional medical costs for the county (OSDoH, 2007). Additionally the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDoH)...

arguably around the world. 2. Approximately 22 million children worldwide who are under the age of five are thought to be obese...

a drug sold under the brand name of Glucophage) in treating obesity. Finally, nursing intervention will be proposed based on the ...

There are myriad social forces affecting the industry, not all of which are directly related to putting product into customers han...

This research paper presents an extensive discussion of childhood obesity that addresses prevalence, the negative effects of overw...

This research paper pertains to a social marketing campaign, the Campaign to End Obesity and the writer also discusses obesity pre...

This paper pertains to obesity and the writer specially discusses how the terms "epidemic" and "pandemic" are defined in regards t...

If public health and health care could be integrated, it would result in numerous benefits, however, there are barriers and challe...

It should be clear that the health of the planet has a direct impact on the health of humans. In fact, each has an effect on the o...

also places emphasis on the role of ongoing training and self improvement. Even if we look at commercial models for the way an org...

regions, with the greatest decrease in the West. The amount of funding derived from property taxes in states has fluctuated dram...