Childhood Obesity: A Growing Epidemic Matt Vogel University of South Dakota Introduction: Would you like to super-size this meal for an extra $.39? That is a question far too many Americans hear everyday. People in this country are getting fatter and fatter. "In a study conducted by the independent Institute of Medicine (IOM)‚ the prevalence of obese children age 6 to 11 is three times as high as 30 years ago‚" (Arnst and Kiley‚ 2004). Additionally‚ 31% of the total U.S. population is classified
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be considered overweight. Childhood obesity is a very dangerous epidemic with potential catastrophic effects on the health of our future. This report will analyze what causes childhood obesity and what can be done by schools‚ parents‚ and communities to help our children grow up happy and healthy. Purpose‚ Scope and Limitations In a perfect world every child would be in perfect health and ready to start their life in the most optimal conditions. In reality‚
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CRITIQUE OF PRIMARY ARTICLE B. Purpose of this study The purpose of this study was to obtain information about the measurement of trace metals (zinc‚ magnesium‚ copper‚ manganese‚ selenium‚ iron‚ nitric oxide) and compare it to the severity of sickling of hemoglobin F. C. How was the research/experiment done? What essential values were measured? There were ninety four people chosen for the study. Fifty- nine of the patients had no episodes 3 months prior to the study. The other thirty-five
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Article Critique The Safety Man Cometh Bibliographic citation: Mundy‚ R. D. (2003‚ December). The Safety man cometh. Professional Safety‚ 43-46. MOS 5201‚ Safety Engineering Russ Shinert Professor Richard Gray January 9‚ 2012 Abstract The critique studies the article of Randall Mundy titled “The Safety Man Cometh”. It describes the evolution of both the safety in the roofing industry as well as the progression of the safety culture in a company that he worked in. It identifies the
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Langer Article Critique Arthur M. Langer (2002). Reflecting on Practice: using learning journals in higher and continuing education. The purpose of this study was to report on the use of learning journals as vehicles for encouraging critical reflection among non-traditional students and to compare variances with studies among traditional students. An objective of the study was to understand how adult students in a technical computer class responded to the requirements for learning journals.
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JOURNAL ARTICLE CRITIQUE Attila Uregen THEO 525 LUO (Spring 2013) L23074511 January 19‚ 2013 CONTENTS I. Introduction 1 II. Summary……………………………………………………………………………….. III. Critical Interaction…………………………………………………………………….2 IV. Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………….3 BIBLIOGRAPHY 4 I. Introduction This article reflects the work of and lecture delivered at the University of Notre Dame on October 15 1990 by Professor Dr. Nicholas Lobkowicz. The article titled “Christianity and Culture”
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Investigative Article Critique I Through out history there has been work place injuries and fatalities. With the help of the BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and the Environment‚ Health and Safety Journal new data has surfaced with new findings. The Preliminary 2010 Worker Fatality Counts Holds Steady Compared to Previous Year. This article is comparing the total fatal occupational injuries in the work place in 2009 and 2010. Although the size of the workforce has changed
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Let’s Move – Childhood Obesity Prevention from Pregnancy and Infancy Onward a. Article Citation Name: Let’s Move – Childhood Obesity Prevention from Pregnancy and Infancy Onward Date Published: April 22‚ 2010 Authors: Janet M. Wojcicki‚ Ph.D.‚ M.P.H.‚ and Melvin B. Heyman‚ M.D.‚ M.P.H. Page Numbers: 1457-1459 b. The main idea of this article focuses on First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign against childhood obesity. The authors go into detail on how it can be improved
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Research Article Critique Name: Hanrui Li Student ID: 3451461 Email: hli1@unb.ca Course Number: BA 3129 Professor: Keith Dewar Due: November 4‚ 2014 Research Article Critique The article “ Measuring innovation in a ’low-tech’ service industry: the case of the Dutch hospitality industry” was written by Pim Den Hertog‚ Faiz Gallouj and Jeroen Segers (July 2011). It presents the findings of innovations in the Dutch hospitality industry among 613 firms. This paper will review the article as well
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Quantitative Article Critique Preface This paper is an academic critique of the article written by Yin-Kum Law (2008) titled The role of attribution beliefs‚ motivation and strategy use in Chinese fifth-graders’ reading comprehension found in Routledge Taylor & Francis Group Educational Research Journal. This article will be broken down by section‚ with each segment being independently evaluated. This paper is a critique of several different aspects of the research study including: data collection
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