An Exploration of the causes and effects of obesity Obesity is excess body fat. It is usually defined by body mass index (BMI) which is individual’s weight (kg) divided by their squares of height (m) (Jebb‚ 2004; Eagle et al‚ 2004). At the same time‚ BMI was classified into four conditions. Firstly‚ when the BMI less than 18.5 kg/㎡is underweight. Secondly‚ 18.5 kg/㎡to less than 25.0 kg/㎡ belong to normal weight. Thirdly‚ overweight is 25.0 kg/㎡to less than 30.0 kg/㎡. Finally‚ exceeding 30.0 kg/㎡
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The Causes and Effects of Child Abuse Child abuse is the brutal act of some adults on children. This social problem subjects thousands of kids to physical‚ sexual‚ and emotional abuse and its effects are usually severe. Each year‚ thousands of children are mistreated and harmed because of reasons such as psychological malfunctions of the abusers who choose to display their complexes on vulnerable children who are unable to defend themselves. Child abuse is a problem that includes many types‚ has
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MID-TERM EXAM Cause and Effect Essay: Acid Rain Pisal Sorn Advanced Writing Skills - ELT 114 Section 1 Professor: Robert Flinn April 11‚ 2014 Cause and Effect Essay: Acid Rain Acid rain is a rain or any other form of precipitation that unusually acidic‚ meaning that the level of pH is below 7. Acid rains can happen due to the emission of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide‚ which it reach to water molecules in the atmosphere to form acids. Acid rain is
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The Causes & Effects of Immigration in America Immigrating technically means the act of non-native people moving to a new place to settle there. Waves of immigration have occurred for as long as civilization has existed. In the past few centuries immigration has brought new people from other parts of the world to the U.S. These waves have been comprised of Western Europeans‚ Central Americans‚ Asians and other ethnic groups as well. The causes of immigration are varied and personal‚ the effects
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Air Pollution: Causes and Effects It keeps us alive but at the same time‚ it can also be harmful. We breathe air everyday. Air provides us with oxygen that is essential for living. Nitrogen‚ water vapor‚ and inert gases comprise air along with oxygen. Emission of substances that contaminate air results to pollution. Air pollution is both natural and human-based. Natural air pollution is caused by phenomenon such as volcanic eruption‚ wind erosion‚ decomposition and radioactive
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Causes and Effects of a Happy Life How many people with truly happy life do you know? Are you even sure of these? All people dream about happy life. When we think of happy life‚ we imagine that happiness is an inevitable side effect. We may envision ourselves with the perfect job‚ the perfect children‚ the perfect mate‚ the perfect level of income‚ big house‚ expensive car and other things. Moreover‚ we believe that all of that stuff will make us happy. However‚ that view is skewed. Material
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Topic: Cause and Effect of online game addiction There are many reasons people play games: for their entertainment‚ relaxation‚ studying and burning free time. Game is a part of human creativity‚ it keeps people entertained‚ creative‚ figure out what to do or better at problem solving. The game can include friends so people will play together or against each other and become competitive. Other than the benefits from playing online games‚ there are also problems from online games. Two main causes
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The Cause and Effects of Air Pollution Felecia Jones Eng 130 12/22/2014 Lois Theisen University of Phoenix The Cause and Effects of Air Pollution Polluted fumes can enter the earth’s troposphere from a variety of ways. Three main sources that air pollution have been known to evolve from is exhaust from motor vehicles‚ harmful emissions from industrial factories‚ and soot from wood burning fireplaces. Impurities from the air have been known to cause a number of health related issues such as headaches
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Kaylie Davis Cause and Effect Journal Eating Disorders About 24 million of US suffer from an eating disorder. Eating disorders affect almost anyone‚ but they target women‚ more specifically teenage girls between the age of 11-23 (National 1). Eating disorders range from anorexia and bulimia to taking laxatives and restricting what you eat. There are multiple causes of eating disorders. Biological factors and social media can cause a person to have an eating disorder. Biological factors such as
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much more about how exactly drugs work in the brain‚ and we also know that drug addiction can be successfully treated to help people stop abusing drugs and resume their productive lives. Addiction is a chronic‚ often relapsing brain disease that causes compulsive drug seeking and use despite harmful consequences to the individual that is addicted and to those around them. Drug addiction is a brain disease because the abuse of drugs leads to changes in the structure and function of the brain. Although
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