|6055BUSIS BMI Project |
|BMI-Literature review |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|Tutor Name- |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|Fred |
| |
|
Prevalence of overweight and obesity in the United States, 1999–2004. Jama, 295:1549-1555. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16595758…
“Medical professionals say that two-thirds of all Americans are overweight and excess weight has about the same effect on life expectancy as smoking” (Dugopolsk, 2012, p.151). But how can one tell if their overweight or not? The Body Mass Index (BMI) can help you answer this question. The BMI provides a reliable indicator of body fatness for most people and is used to screen for weight categories that may lead to health problems. The following formula is used to find one’s BMI:…
This section of the paper sort to discuss some of the current research findings in topic.…
National Institutes of Health [NIH]. (September 1998). Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults. Obesity Education Initiative. Retrieved on 13 September 2013 from http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/ob_gdlns.pdf…
Whole Foods Inc. needs to understand that maintaining the customer loyalty in not about card programs or gimmicks. It is about a solid dependable core offering that is appealing to the Whole Foods customers. According to the text, customers loyalty is best described as having a longer customer history, more willing customers who are committed to the company brand, purchase more goods, and are more likely to recommend the brand or product to others (Best, 2000). Whole foods main objective in terms of customer loyalty is to focus solely on what appeals to the customer and deliver to them in the expected time. Whole Foods can do this by making it absolutely clear to the employees the current needs of the customers and by training them to deliver…
The above table shows the loyalty of Sainsbury customers compared to one of its biggest rivals Tesco. This shows that Sainsbury is doing a better work at building a relationship with its customers than any of its rivals as its customers prefer to shop at Sainsbury’s more than any other supermarket.…
5 Who was behind the redefinition of “overweight”? ..................... 9 Experts criticize the body mass index (BMI) ...............................…
Since the 1980s, the worldwide obesity rate has more than doubled (World Health Organization, 2015). Today, 1 in 4 adults and 1 in 10 children are diagnosed as clinically obese (WHO, 2015). The global trend of obesity is consistent within Canada, with over 20.2 percent of the adult population classified as obese, which translates to 5.3 million individuals (Statistics Canada, 2014). This striking weight increase over time has developed into what is known as an obesity ‘epidemic’. According to the World Health Organization (2015), obesity is defined as ‘abnormal or excess fat accumulation that may impair health.’ It is classified as a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 or falling within the 95th percentile for their age and gender…
Obesity is the term used for people who are extremely overweight. Obese people have excessive weight where it will increase their risk of having serious health problems. To determine if someone is obese, doctors and other health care professionals often use a measurement called Body Mass Index (BMI). A person with a BMI between the 85 th and 95 th percentiles typically is considered at risk for overweight. Results of the 2003 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBSS) in 2003 showed that 13.5% of high school students were overweight. Overall, the prevalence of being overweight was higher among male (17.4%) than female (9.4%) students; higher among white male (16.2%) and Hispanic male (21.7%) than white female (7.8%) and…
Submitted in partial fulfilment of requirements for the award of a degree in Business Administration…
This study explored the customer relationship management of Tesco. Tesco is the leading retailer in UK. It manages over a thousand supermarkets, hypermarkets, and convenience stores in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Central Europe and Asia.…
Title The relation between the customer behavior and shopping centre promotion Author(s) RISHI The relation between the customer behaviour and shopping centre promotion Citation Issue Date 22/3/2012 URL Rights 2002 http://hdl.handle.net/10722/28778 The author retains all proprietary rights, (such as patent rights) and the right to use in future works. The Relation between the Customer Behaviour and Shopping Centre Promotion: A Case Study of Whampoa Garden TSE Chun…
Three years back, Cadbury's found itself in the eye of a storm, when a few instances of worms in its Dairy Milk bars were reported in Maharashtra [ Images ]. In less than two weeks, the company launched a PR campaign for the trade. And three months later, came an ad campaign featuring Big B [ Images ] and a revamped poly-flow packaging.…
Subject: Submission of the Internship report “Study on Customer Service Quality and Customer Satisfaction at credit card in the context of Prime Bank Limited”…
Understanding consumer behaviour has taken the attention of researchers and companies due to their relevance for business success (Jones et al 2000). How is consumer satisfaction related with their loyalty has been likely the most important issue in consumer behaviour for ensure a long-term success in a marketing strategy (Pappu et al 2006). The literature and researchers suggest that there is a strong relation between product satisfaction and brand loyalty, but always highlighting their relation as a unidirectional relationship. In other words, product or service satisfaction has a direct relationship with loyalty, but loyalty has not a significant dependency with satisfaction (Oslen 2005). In other words, brands can have satisfied customers; nevertheless, that does not mean loyal customers in the future (Oslen 2005). In addition, the literatures also suggest that there is a link between loyalty and profitability thanks to repurchase behaviour (Dick & Basu 1994; Anderson et al 1994; Rust et al 1995). All these positive consequences are possible if managers consider in their strategies concepts such as consumer satisfaction and customer loyalty to build strong relationships based on trust and commitment (Dick & Basu 1994). All these concepts are totally useful to take a lot of opportunities in the wine business. Its features as a business mix between products and services, its challenging competitive environment and its complexity for products evaluation, make the wine business completely dependent of these concepts. Hence, this essay will discuss what is customer satisfaction and why is relevant for a business success in a long-term. Then, it will do the same with customer loyalty concept making a special attention in the differences between customer satisfaction and customer loyalty concepts. Furthermore, to have different viewpoints about loyalty, also it will be discussed an important argument against loyalty known as “double jeopardy effect”. After that, this…