Assignment Submission Course:Health and social care level 3 Assignment Number:Six Date Submitted:28/05/2012 Preferred Feedback Method:Post Online 6.1 Analyse the principle factors‚ which can contribute to anorexia. Understanding the causes of eating disorders is further complicated by the fact that actions that are designed to achieve weight loss can actually cause some disturbed eating behaviour. The effects of semi-starvation‚ also called dieting‚ can cause physiological changes that
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of diuretic abuse‚ and severe dehydration from purging of fluids. Binges lead to self-disgust‚ which causes the purging. And the purging often brings a sense of relief. Many symptoms of bulimia can go undetected. Some that can be detected by others are: Compulsive exercise; suddenly eating large amounts of food or buying large amounts of food that disappear rather quickly; regularly going to the bathroom right after meals; throwing away packages of laxative‚ diet pills‚ emetics‚ or diuretics. Who
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Mandatory Drug Tests for Athletes In 1986‚ Len Bias‚ a star basketball player at the University of the Maryland tried cocaine. Shortly after‚ Len Bias died from cardiac arrhythmia as a result of cocaine overdose (Peck 36) . Not only do drugs ruin the health of athletes‚ but the use of performance enhancing drugs also ruins the integrity of the sporting world. Therefore‚ there should be mandatory drug tests for all athletes. Performance enhancing drugs were first used in the 8th Century B.C. by
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platers were given lifelong bans from professional sports because of testing positive for these illegal drugs (“Performance Enhancing…” 1). The several types of PEDs include anabolic steroids‚ stimulants‚ human growth hormone‚ abbreviated as HGH‚ and diuretics (“Performance Enhancing…” 1). Anabolic steroids help athletes train harder‚ leading to a quicker development of muscle mass‚ while being able to recover from the strenuous workout faster (“Performance Enhancing…” 1). Another type of powerful steroid
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CLAIM: Anorexia has affected thousand of equestrian riders through out the U.S. but the difference is‚ no one is willing to admit it. When a person falls victim to anorexia‚ they feel that is their responsibility to be perfect. There is a relationship between anorexia and perfectionism‚ the extent of perfectionism is directly associated with anorexia. Anorexia nervosa affects about 8 million Americans‚ while 7 million of them are women. They all try to hide it and make everyone assume that they are
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retention is needed for patients with Diabetes Insipidus during initial therapy. Treatment for Nephrogenic DI may also include a low sodium diet and diuretics‚ which will enhance water reabsorption (Holcomb 2002).
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Dehydration james November 18‚ 2010 Dehydration Water is an essential part to maintaining a healthy body and weight. Without the proper intake of water‚ the body becomes dehydrated and it begins to pull it from other places including from your blood. “This causes the closing of some smaller vessels (capillaries)‚ making your blood thicker‚ more susceptible to clotting‚ and harder to pump through your system. This can have serious implications in hypertension‚ high cholesterol‚ and heart
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Unit 30 – Health Psychology Models of health related behaviour and contemporary issues in health psychology. In this assignment I will concentrate on two theories of behaviour; health belief model (HBM) and the Theory of Reasoned Action. I will also look at factors that affect our approach to health and illness; poverty and age. Finally I will look at two different specific health issues; addiction and eating disorders‚ I will also look at the similarities and the differences between eating
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not advised‚ but it just demonstrates that people will do almost anything to lose weight. A huge industry in the United States is one of the most popular attempts in weight loss. People will experiment with diet pills‚ fat burners‚ stimulants‚ diuretics‚ and appetite suppressants. Specifically‚ the most common diet pills that are used are Hydroxycut‚ Lean Extreme‚ and Lipotrim. All are effective in burning fat‚ speeding up metabolic rate‚ and energy but several cases have experienced death. Others
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Atkins or ‘Fadkins’? by Karen E. Bledsoe Biology Department Western Oregon University‚ Monmouth‚ OR 1. Please go to School Wires for this link: http://www.sciencecases.org/atkins/case1.asp 2. Read all of Part I: “Macronutrients and Energy”. When you are finished‚ answer the following questions: a) First‚ find out what nutrients Janine and Mitchell are talking about. Using a biology textbook and the resources listed‚ describe what the following molecules are and what they are used for
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