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of healthcare by primary healthcare givers to the conditions which require more immediate and urgent treatment is understandable (...
took her two children, a toddler and an infant, out in 20 degree cold to get Snickers bars (Eller, 2006). Littleton claims she was...
the research team will use a convenience sample of women recruited from a specific geographical area, and the team may choose to l...
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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...
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...
metropolitan area and 14.1 for the affluent Westside" says the L.A. County Department of Public Health (Mcnew). Fast food restau...
have in promoting her citizens wellness while Alberta still lags behind in her recognition of the importance of education in promo...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
as obese (Liou, Pi-Sunyer, Xavier and Laferr?re, 2005). Raatz, Torkelson, Redmon, Reck, Kristell et. al. (2005) provide a...
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...
would work to resolve the problem and in fact, some people report that religious activity has helped them lose weight. The author ...
activity patterns, and resting and active metabolisms" (Speakman, 2004, p. 2090S). Nevertheless, considerable advances have come a...
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...
low self-esteem," but there are also serious health repercussions that can follow children into their adult years (Henry and Royer...
respiratory conditions, such as asthma and obstructive sleep apnea (Thorpe, et al, 2004). The long-term consequences of childhood ...