"A Lifestyle" by Fernando Sorrentino entertains the reader with its humorous story of a young bank employee who gets locked in his apartment. He contacts a locksmith to open the door for him‚ but the locksmith finds out that he does not have any money with him to pay for the service. He informs the young man that the rules that govern his trade will not allow him to open the door without payment. The young tries other locksmiths only to find that he has been blacklisted. He tries calling his
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Causes of Teenage Obesity One of the offshoots of some of the eating disorders is teenage obesity. Obesity is a condition where the fat percentage of a child is over 32% for girls and 35% for boys or when the child’s body weight is over by 20% of their ideal weight according to their height. It is not necessarily linked to eating disorders‚ but eating disorders like Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating can be linked to obesity. Also‚ while obesity can be problem at different stages of life (for example
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South Beach Diet The South Beach Diet is a relatively new weight loss diet. It was developed by Miami cardiologist Arthur Agatston‚ M.D.‚ who is the director of the Mount Sinai Cardiac Prevention Center. The diet is meant to promote weight loss but not at the expense of heart health. Unlike other wildly popular low-carb plans‚ South Beach calls for keeping tabs on saturated fats and favors lean meats and proteins over bacon‚ cheeseburgers‚ and steaks. With this diet there is no calorie counting
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Is the Paleo Diet a healthy diet? A diet is something that associates the right food with comfort and satisfaction. But‚ a good diet is one that gives a sense of peace and tranquility over how one is taking care of their body. The Paleo Diet is a good diet because it increases the intake of nutrient-rich foods‚ provides benefits that Paleolithic humans had and lowers many health risks. First‚ the Paleo Diet gets rid of processed foods and increases the intake of foods rich in nutrients. To start
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Western Culture Cultural diversity is all around us. Each culture identifies with unique characters. And while much of behavior may be thought to be innate‚ there are also external factors that can impact an individual ’s behavior. What is thought to be culturally accepted behavior or norms in one area of the country may be offensive and unacceptable in others. There are many examples of this practice. For instance‚ the legal drinking age in the United States is 21‚ while in Austria; an individual
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Adherence to a Mediterranean Diet and survival in a Greek Population Hypothesis: The purpose of this study was to find out if Adhering to a "Mediterranian" diet will improve longevity. In recent years there have been several epidemiologic studies that have tried to link dietary patterns with increased longevity. This particular study focuses on the Mediterranian diet and its effects on longevity. The Traditional Mediterranean diet is characterized by a high intake of vegetables‚ legumes‚
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the history of the diet? The Paleo diet (Paleolithic) aka the Caveman or Stone Age diet‚ the idea is that we should eat like our ancestors ate thousands of years ago. By doing so we can be healthier‚ restrain from diseases and lose weight at the same time. The diet includes eating‚ berries‚ nuts‚ and meats leaving out those foods that would include dairy products‚ cereals‚ rice‚ and breads. b. Who design the diet (who is the author)? Loren Cordain‚ who made the Paleo Diet a trademark‚ designed
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Healthy Eating Habits and Lifestyles Laney Brown COM/ 172 Elements of University Composition and Communication II 26 October 2014 Cindy Cunningham In today’s American society‚ many individuals have developed unhealthy eating habits. A study done in 2012 states fifty-two percent of polled Americans thought that doing their taxes was easier than trying to figure out how to eat healthy. There are many things that people look at as hassles to healthy eating rather than looking at the big benefits
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Diet and Primate Evolution In the article “Diet and Primate evolution” by Katherine Milton‚ it addresses the change in which the diet of primates evolves throughout millions of years and how it helps them‚ as a whole species‚ evolve and develop various characteristics‚ thus creating species variation. It discusses how at first‚ the primates are very primeval & this was largely due to their restricted diet. Secondly‚ it talks about the way in which they started to develop a more diverse diet and
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of Atkins diet" from Volume 367 of The Lancet. The article is about a case of a 40 year old obese white woman who went on the Atkins diet and began falling ill. The authors suspect her health complications were due to the requirements of the Atkins diet that she followed. Symptoms of illness consist of decreased appetite‚ nausea‚ vomiting‚ and worsening shortness of breath. The women claimed to have strictly followed the Atkins diet which is a very low carbohydrate and high protein diet. Aside from
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