Body Composition Body composition is the proportion of fat‚ muscle‚ and bone in the body. There are many methods to know someone’s body composition and body fat percentage such as measurement with calipers‚ underwater body‚ fat test‚ the bodpod‚ DEXA scan and bioelectrical impedance analysis. (Kravitz‚ Len‚ Ph.D. & H. Heyward‚ Vivian‚ Ph.D.). The calipers method involves measuring the skinfold thickness of the layer of fat just under the skin in several parts of the body with calipers. The
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Alcohol ~65% of Americans drink ~A “drink” is 0.5oz of alcohol ~Proof: double the % of alcohol ex. 80 proof = 40% alcohol ~Psychoactive: change in the brain chemistry ~Abstainer: someone who doesn’t drink at all or less than once a yr. <Define Low risk Men- no more than 14 drinks/week – 4 drinks a day Women- (slower metabolism) 7 drinks/wk or 3 a day Mod. Risk: 2 drinks for men 1 drink for women High Risk: ~Binge Drinking (large consumption in little time) Men-5
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Different Types of Body Modifications and why People do them. Throughout the world people are modifying their bodies. Various cultures have tattoo traditions dating as far back from 3000 BC in Asia‚ Africa and the Middle East. From the article “Pretty like a coloring book” by Vybz Kartel‚ he said “The teardrop [tattoo] on my face is in memory of my close friends who have died”. In ancient and modern history people participated in body modification for physical‚ sexual and cosmetic enhancements
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Body Systems There are 10 body systems‚ one of them is the Integumentary (skin). It is composed of hair‚ skin‚ nails‚ sense receptions and oil glands. Its functionis to protect from outside‚ to regulate the body temperature‚ to make synthesis of hormones & chemicals and is used as a sense organ. Another one is the Skeletal System (bones). It is made of about 206 bones‚ that are divided in tho categories: axial bones (in the body by itself) and apendicular bones (arms & legs). We have Joints too
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Alcohol Abuse is dangerous for Everybody It is well known that alcohol abuse turns into a serious problem in our society because of several facts. More and more people‚ especially young people‚ drink a lot of alcohol; as a result‚ they don’t know when they have to stop and the alcohol use turns into an alcohol abuse. The question‚ which I ask myself‚ is: How is it possible that alcohol turns into a serious problem in our generation and which are the flash points? First of all‚ in every country
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Body Language Whether we realize it or not body language is used in our day-to-day lives. Body language is a form of non-verbal communication consisting of body posture‚ gestures‚ and eye movements. Humans usually send and interpret such signals unconsciously. Every day we respond to some sort of non-verbal communication or give off some sort of non-verbal communication ourselves. Scientific research on nonverbal communication and behavior began in 1872 with the publication of Charles Darwin’s
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Identities and Bodies Freudian View of Identity Drive theory (biology): born pleasure seeking. Through the resolving the Oedipus conflict we come to accept external social demands Key for the development of our gendered and sexual identities is our acceptance of taboos on sexuality We employed all manner of defense mechanisms to meet these social demand‚ which is also formative of our personalities and the nuances of how we live our identities Marxist approach to Identity Ideology is‚ in principle
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you’ll be tempted to get yourselves right back and continue your journey. Although‚ if ever found yourself to be successful‚ would you stop there? Or would you have the courage to continue and set higher goals for yourself? In the book “Breaking Through” in which Francisco Jimenez is the main character and author‚ he faces many obstacles. Although‚ Francisco has encountered multiple obstacles‚ he has many characteristics‚ which are being responsible‚ ambitious and respectful. Francisco has faced
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Growing up in a society where alcohol has such a strong influence on judgments is a very hard task to overcome by teens. The effects of using alcohol underage are many‚ and none of them that I have found have been good. I have seen firsthand the consequences of the use and abuse of alcohol by minors. Throughout high school‚ and even before‚ my family has been one where alcohol is prevalent. Because my older siblings‚ parents‚ and even friends were drinking‚ it made the ability to say no to it even
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how men and women communicate using body language and why does it matter. Studies from various psychological and medical centers have shown that your body moves can tell more about someone than the words he or she speaks. People never realize the movements they make and how the people around him or her would interpret those moves. Lately‚ body language has been a topic very important psychologically and how it affects somebody emotionally and in other areas. Through medical articles and statistics‚
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