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body mass index that is greater than the 95th percentile for age and gender, they are classified as obese (Dietz & Hunter, 2009). ...
obesity, tobacco use, substance abuse, responsible sexual behavior, mental health, injuries and violence, environmental quality, i...
not using vitamin supplements (Nachtigal et al., 2005). B6 and B12 vitamins increase the metabolism, which is an important factor...
The chart below from the Obesity Society shows the percentage of the U.S. population that is obese. Colorado had the least percent...
of people who are constantly trying to lose weight, if they were heavy as adolescents they are at increased risk of dying younger ...
thirty-five percent of nonobese peers, with a higher number of those being boys of ethnic backgrounds. II. GERALD ET AL Th...
need to be the skills, including cooking skills, the ability to design menus, and the approaches taught also need to be available ...
on around the stomach) (Nazario, 2009). Obesity is linked to heart disease and stroke because it often causes high blood pressure...
And obesity is definitely an issue that needs to be addressed in Australia. Though the issue is a high-profile one in the nation, ...
Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is one of the main ways that the problem of obesity is tracked in the US (Hensrud and Klein, 20...
ESTIMATED TWENTY MILLION PEOPLE IN THE US ALONE SUFFERED FROM DIABETES IN 2005 (DESHPANDE, HARRIS-HAYES, AND SCHOOTMAN, 2005). AS...
The results supported the authors hypotheses by illustrating the correlation between certain social measures. Low income, limited...
HIV/AIDS cannot be spread through hugging or touching someone with the virus, Americans are still very much afraid of this disease...
In five pages this paper considers 3 contemporary problems from the theoretical perspectives of Emile Durkheim including infant ab...
in both hypertension and other forms of cardiovascular disease. Though the overall mortality rates for coronary heart disease h...
In ten pages the components of bulimia, anorexia, and obesity eating disorders are examined in terms of treatment alternatives. T...
In eleven pages the problem of obesity in American children is examined in terms of adolescent health risks and causes that includ...
In five pages this paper discusses the topic of adolescent obesity from an adolescent's perspective. Six sources are cited in the...
In ten pages this paper discusses U.S. obesity in a consideration of various contributing factors with socioeconomic, psychologica...
In a paper consisting of five pages the causes of children's obesity is examined with factors such as lack of exercise and diet di...
In twelve pages the growing problems of obesity in children and adolescents in the United States are considered in terms of presen...
of people without health care insurance than in years past. As the economy worsens and the US slides into recession, we can expec...
In six pages an article addressing the problems of children who spend too much time engaging in sedentary activities such as watch...
an apple shape with body fat accumulate in the bellies. This is not a universal as individuals storage of body fat may differ than...
a false ideal body weight, there is an epidemic within the psychological world of those adolescents and indeed, people of all ages...
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...
Tunica media. This is the middle layer of the artery wall, composed of smooth muscle and elastin. It is the muscle of...
which would have put him at greater risk for dying of heart disease, regardless of his genetic makeup. Smoking is considered the ...
and between 30 to 34.9 one is in the first class of obesity; with 40 or more points one is considered to be severely obese (2002)....
significantly to the problem. The allure of the silver screen, whether that screen be that of a television or a game pad, has tra...