Enviromental Factors Affecting Food Intake

Environmental Factor Affecting the Food Intake
Alejandra Herrera
Hodges University

Professor Batiato
HSA 4202
April 15, 2013

Table of Contents
Abstract …………………………………………………………………………………………
Chapter One
Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………………..
Problem Statement ………………………………………………………………………
Problem Background ……………………………………………………………………
Purpose of the Study …………………………………………………………………..
Research Questions ……………………………………………………………………..
Limitations/Delimitations ………………………………………………………………
Definitions ………………………………………………………………………………
Importance of the Study …………………………………………………………………
Chapter Two
Review of the Literature …………………………………………………………………………
Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………
Chapter Three
Methodology ………………………………………….…………………………………………..
Research Design …………………………………………………………………………
Sample …………………………………………………………………………………….
Instrumentation …………………………………………………………………………..
Chapter Four
Findings ……………………………………………………………………………………………
Restatement of the Purpose ………………………………………………………………
Demographic Information ………………………………………………………………
Evaluation of Results ……………………………………………………………………..
Chapter Five
Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations .………………………………………………..
Summary …………………………………………………………………………………
Conclusion ……………………………………………………………………………….
Recommendations ………………………………………………………………………
References ………………………………………………………………………………………….
Appendix (Post Your Survey, No Raw Data, Tables Or Graphs)

Abstract

Environmental Factor Affecting the Increases of Food Intake
Chapter One
Introduction
Problem Statement 1 The problem is that people is getting fatter, and the reason why is because we are all eating more than older generations did back in the day. It is not because the sources were not there. In fact, many studies have documented numerous hypotheses, each one supported by experiential evidences, have wanted to explain the increase of food intake in our population. Also, they presented two factors affecting this energy balance process which are environmental and

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