Destiny Behny English 111-42B Prof. Rebecca Faught 28 Oct. 2013 Paper 3 MLA Obesity Obesity is a problem that has been on the rise for many decades. Not only is it starting at a young age‚ it is starting to affect the health of many around the world. There are many health concerns related to the topic of obesity‚ over nourishment can also cause obesity and health concerns. A lot of people like to blame an excessive amount of food consumed as part of them being obese. One does not have to
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Childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and tripled in adolescents in the past 30 years.1‚ 2 The percentage of children aged 6–11 years in the United States who were obese increased from 7% in 1980 to nearly 18% in 2010. Similarly‚ the percentage of adolescents aged 12–19 years who were obese increased from 5% to 18% over the same period.1‚ 2 In 2010‚ more than one third of children and adolescents were overweight or obese.1 Overweight is defined as having excess body weight for a
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Nursing Diagnosis 1. Acute pain R/T: inflammation and obstruction of the gallbladder AEB: patient verbalizes abdominal pain of 7/10‚ grimaces‚ rubs his stomach‚ BP 158/79‚ T990F 2. Deficient knowledge R/T: lack of knowledge about the importance of incentive spirometer AEB: patient says that he does not know how to use and needs to know more about its importance. 3. Risk for deficient fluid volume R/T: restricted intake 4. Risk for imbalanced nutrition less than body requirement R/T: impaired
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or fast food (Allison). Obesity is the “abnormal accumulation of body fat‚ usually twenty percent or more over an individual ’s ideal body weight” (Greenblatt). Obesity is becoming an overwhelming epidemic in America. It is more prevalent in African Americans‚ American-Indians‚ and children (Richards). In fact‚ nearly two out of three Americans are overweight or obese and the number of overweight children has tripled over the last twenty years (Greenblatt). Due to obesity‚ there are many deaths or
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Elaine Chen V. Fong English 110.14 12 Feb 2014 An Analysis of the issue: Obesity When it comes to the topic of obesity‚ most of us will readily agree that it is a major issue the in the United States. Where this agreement usually ends‚ however‚ is on the question of what should be done in order to solve this issue. Whereas some are convinced that government and industries should take the responsibility‚ others maintain that letting the government involve will make the problem worst‚ it is the
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As we know‚ obesity is a serious health problem. It can cause various types of other diseases including heart disease‚ stroke‚ high blood pressure‚ diabetes and so on those will shorter our live. How can obesity cause these types of diseases? That is because cholesterols and fats build up in the wall of arteries and the arteries getting narrower and eventually block by the fats. A doctor took the blood sampling of a obese person who eats fast food everyday. The doctor found that there is a layer
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Nursing Care Plan for Rhonda Silverman (pseudonym) Introduction Rhonda Silverman is a 89 year old female who is currently residing in a rest home. She formerly worked as a short hand typist prior to her marriage after which she had 3 children and was actively involved in volunteer work within her community while her children were being raised. Rhonda has had a very active life and loves to travel. She has visited North America‚ Europe‚ Asia and Oceania. As she has aged her health as deteriorated
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Obesity looming into a disease Bigger means better. However‚ this saying is not always accepted as true. Take obesity as an example. The bigger you are‚ there is nothing better you get. Obesity is an excess proportion of total body fat. A person is considered obese when his or her weight is 20% or more above normal weight. A person is considered overweight if his/her body mass index is between 25 and 29.9; a person is considered obese if his/ her BMI is over 30 (“What is obesity?”‚ 2013). People
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Public Health Related Problems. OBESITY. . Public health is the science and art of preventing disease‚ prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society‚ organizations‚ public and private‚ communities and individuals. There are different
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daily as our children’s potential is dwindling‚ our medical insurance‚ Social Security and ability to make choices about when and if we retire are eroding”. So I decided to become a nurse‚ to have health insurance‚ paid vacations‚ 401k pension plans and security of tenure. The need for a career that is not just a JOB‚ but a career that can make me financially stable (no more paycheck to paycheck)‚ a career which will bring joy to both me and those I help nurture back to health. Even as a small
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