At the moment there is a restriction on junk food in schools for example vending machines in your school have changed from chocolate bars and crisps to nutri-grain bars and drinks. Junk food is not served as frequently and you may feel disappointed about this. I think the ban is a good thing since statistics show by the middle of the century‚ 2050‚ two-thirds of children will be overweight or obese if nothing is done. I wouldn’t like to be one of the people in those two-thirds and neither would
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we’ll focus in heart and lung diseases. The chemicals in tobacco damage your blood cells. Also‚ they damage the function of heart. This one increases the risk of atherosclerosis that is a disease in which a substance called plaque builds up in heart arteries. The plaques harden and narrow arteries so this limits the flow of oxygen-blood the heart. By this reason‚ every smoker suffer from chest pain‚ heart attack‚ heart arrhythmias‚ or even death. Lungs are the most directly affected by smoking
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Disorders: Alzheimer’s Disease 1. Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) Alzheimer’s disease (AD) remains a major cause of senile dementia‚ which is characterised by an impairment of neuronal and synaptic function in addition to the accumulation of β-amyloid plaque and formation of neurofibrillary tangles within distinct portions of the brain (De Strooper and Annaert‚ 2000). Progression of this distinct pathology of neurodegeneration does not typically vary from patient to patient‚ beginning in cerebral cortex
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What causes cancer? Cancer is ultimately the result of cells that uncontrollably grow and do not die. Normal cells in the body follow an orderly path of growth‚ division‚ and death. Programmed cell death is called apoptosis‚ and when this process breaks down‚ cancer begins to form. Unlike regular cells‚ cancer cells do not experience programmatic death and instead continue to grow and divide. This leads to a mass of abnormal cells that grows out of control. How can cancer be prevented? Cancers
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launched such as Listermint‚ which held 12% of the market‚ and Cepacol‚ which held 14% of the market share. Other major changes in the market included Listerine started to shift its strategy to include that it not only helps bad breath but also fights plaque and prevents inflamed gums. Fluoride was also added and Listermint obtained the seal of the Canadian Dental Association. Many different flavors of mouthwash were introduced into the market. This expanded the market but did not increase of particular
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This paper focuses on the metaphysical interpretation of kindred notions of Yoruba tribal arts. The region of West Africa that today includes the countries of Nigeria‚ Benin‚ and Togo is the land of the Yoruba people‚ whose art is an essential and integral element in their way of life (see image 1 for the Map of Yorubaland‚ showing major towns). The Yoruba are among the oldest and most influential of all African cultures and today make up one of Africa’s largest ethnic groups. More than 25 million
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tropical agricultural skills greatly interested outsiders because the Europeans wanted to profit from this knowledge. On the map it is shown that West Africa consists of the Niger Delta‚ which is made up of the Southern half of Mali‚ Niger‚ Nigeria‚ Benin‚ and Togo‚ and Senegambia‚ which is made up of Senegal‚ Gambia‚ Guinea‚ Sierra Leon‚ and the Ivory Coast. The Niger Delta and the Senegambia areas were prime tropical
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entrance into the CNS‚ and recognition of the myelin basic protein (MBP) and proteolipid (PLP) as foreign. The immune system ’s attack on these proteins induces the stripping of the protective coating of myelin and then eventual formation of plaques. These plaques or lesions can be found throughout the central nervous system‚ but are most prominently found in the white matter‚ optic nerve‚ brainstem‚
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I have one main idea for my monument. I want to create a fountain called “Reality Check.” If you google a picture of a wastewater treatment plant‚ there are giant circles filled with water‚ these are called clarifiers. So I think a large‚ circular pool of water could be the base of my fountain. In the middle of the circle will be a toilet with water spewing from the back‚ but not just any toilet. I want it to be a toilet covered in mirrors‚ as well as a toilet modeled after the very first flushing
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Agamlmnon and achlles are both responsible for their conflict but it is Agamlmnon who bears the greater share of blame. Even though Achilles was disrespectful it was agamlmnon whos started the plaque an instead of listening to Achilles reasoning‚ agamlmnon threatened him which caused Achilles to with draw from the war. 3. Athena descends from the heavens stands behind Achilles and grabs a fst full of his hair. She speaks to him telling him not
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