Alcohol consumption and its consequent effects on health are on the rise in Africa. Reports published by the World Health Organization (WHO) have recorded some concerning trends. Despite average alcohol consumption per capita being only half of Europe’s (largely thanks to Africa’s many teetotal Muslims and Christians)‚ the latest WHO report found the region to have the highest rate of binge drinking in the world at 25%. "It’s true that most people in Africa don’t drink for cultural‚ religious and
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ABSTRACT Urbanization becomes an essential part for any country with the development of civilization. Like other country of the world‚ urbanization also spread out all over Bangladesh. As a part of this every Upazila have municipality in Bangladesh. Proper development is precondition for proper urbanization and land use is directly related with the development. Human being mostly depended on land which is used as a settlement‚ agricultural land‚ road‚ and infrastructure. All these are man made
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Report on Fast Food Leads to Childhood Obesity 1.0 Introduction to Fast Food When people all over the world are looking for a quick‚ easy meal to grab on the go‚ fast food is the common solution. So‚ what is fast food? Fast food is the term given to food that can be prepared and served very quickly. The term "fast food" was recognized in a dictionary by Merriam Webster in 1951.While any meal with low preparation time can be considered to be fast food‚ typically the term refers to food sold in a restaurant
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CHAPTER IV INVESTMENT PATTERN OF INDIAN MUTUAL FUNDS This chapter analyses the investment patterns of the Ind~anmutual fund industry as a whole in general‚ the pnvate mutual funds and UTI in particular An attempt is also made in this chapter to compare across the d~fferent mutual funds on the pattern of their deployment of funds. The most Important activity In a mutual fund and operation is management of funds Fund managers acquire sk~lls expertise over a period of time. They need to have knowledge
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Fresh Food and Canned Food Eating is most important activity in our life. Some people eat 2 times‚ 4 times‚ or some people in poor countries eat only 1 time a day. We live in a world where the variety of food is immense‚ and we are responsible for what we eat. We decide what we are about to eat and how it will affect our bodies. The three main differences between fresh food and canned food are flavor‚ health benefits‚ and cost. The most notable difference between these two kinds of foods is their
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Economics of Consumption Tax on Unhealthy Goods. Introduction: Unhealthy consumption prevails in the fields of nutrition‚ energy and transport. Taxing is one a solution to provide a healthier living. With globalization‚ qualities of goods do fail to meet the international standards. International movements of goods which damage health are increasing with Cross border marketing‚ promoting unhealthy behaviours of alcohol and tobacco consumption and unhealthy diets. (Richard Smith‚ 2003). The
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September 2014 Alcohol Consumption among International Students INTROUDUCTION Norms are not the same for every culture‚ the legal drinking age differs creating a gap between the number of adults and youth who consume alcohol. Also‚ in some countries people drink very often for different reasons such as celebrations‚ in order to gain confidence‚ and also to get rid of stress‚ or just because they like its flavor. Moreover‚ some religions don’t allow alcohol consumption‚ so most of the followers
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Forecasting Electricity Consumption of the Philippines’ Researcher: Alejon P. Padriganda Degree Program: Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics Adviser: Dennis A. Tarepe Ph.D Introduction Backgorund of the Study In the Philippines‚ electric power is becoming the main energy form relied upon in all economic sectors of the country. As time goes by‚ while different establishments and properties were built and developed‚ the demand for domestic electricity consumption within the country accelerates
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Ethnicity and patterns of Health and Illness Age standardised ’not good’ health rates: by ethnic group and sex‚ April 2001‚ England & Wales Pakistani and Bangladeshi men and women in England and Wales reported the highest rates of ’not good’ health in 2001. Pakistanis had age-standardised rates of ’not good’ health of 13 per cent (men) and 17 per cent (women). The age-standardised rates for Bangladeshis were 14 per cent (men) and 15 per cent (women). These rates‚ which take account of the difference
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ADHD and Sleep Patterns The purpose of this research is to explore the sleep patterns of children with ADHD symptoms that have been reported by parents. The hypothesis according to O’Brien et al. (2003‚ p. 334) is that “domains of neurobehavioral function would be selectively affected by sleep-disordered breathing (SDB).” The null hypothesis according to this research is that multiple sleep disorders are more relevant in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder‚ ADHD‚ symptoms
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