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    ‘The First Cause Argument Proves that God Exists.’ Do You Agree? The First cause‚ or cosmological‚ argument suggested by Thomas Aquinas is that everything that comes into being must have a cause. They can’t cause themselves‚ so they must be caused by something outside themselves. This chain can’t regress forever‚ so there must be a transcendent power that began the chain. That is god. Another argument‚ the Kalam Cosmological argument‚ states that everything that comes into being must

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    Child Obesity

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    Child Obesity Obesity is among the easiest medical conditions to recognize but it is one of the hardest conditions to treat. Obesity in society has become worse and worse since time has lead on and this is not just in adults. Children are becoming more obese as time goes on‚ and we have to blame parents for this. If parents aren’t watching or regulating what their children are eating‚ it could turn into worse problems for the children down the road. Parents need to show their children more

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    Exercise and Obesity

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    2013 Jeri Jorgenson-Zwibel Exercise and Obesity Obesity has been a big problem in the US and seems to be getting bigger and bigger and now our children are starting to suffer from obesity. It is important to set a good example and show our children how to make healthy choices. A healthy lifestyle is not hard to accomplish and you will have a longer life and be happier. Exercise can also help reduce chronic diseases that are associated with obesity (Schmidt 2012). Exercising paired with a healthy

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    Obesity Epidemic

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    Obesity is one of today’s most blatantly visible but yet most neglected health issues in America causing an escalating global epidemic of overweight. Also known as “globesity” that is taking over the United States (Controlling the Global Obesity Epidemic). Although‚ obesity may not be the Black Death‚ it is still a severe health crisis that needs to be treated immediately (Griffin). Statistics show that two-thirds of adults and nearly one-third of children struggle with either being overweight

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    consequences of obesity J J Reilly‚ E Methven‚ Z C McDowell‚ B Hacking‚ D Alexander‚ L Stewart‚ C J H Kelnar ............................................................................................................................. Arch Dis Child 2003;88:748–752 The recent epidemic of childhood obesity1 has raised concern because of the possible clinical and public health consequences.2 3 However‚ there remains a widespread perception among health professionals that childhood obesity is a largely

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    Childhood obesity is one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century. The problem is global and is steadily affecting many low- and middle-income families particularly in the United States. The socioeconomic status of these families contributes to the childhood obesity epidemic. Summary of Article 1 The article‚ “Beliefs about the Role of Parenting in Feeding and Childhood Obesity among Mothers of Lower Socioeconomic Status” is a study that was conducted by Alison Kalinowski

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    exploding is childhood obesity. We have read and discussed Alice Davies’ article‚ “‘Extra Large‚’ Please‚” and taken notes on Morgan Spurlock’s documentary‚ Supersize Me‚ which describe the alarming social problem of childhood obesity connected to the fast food industry in America today. Davies stated: “Since 1980‚ the number of American kids who are dangerously overweight has tripled. More than 16 percent of our children qualify as ‘obese’” (Davies 114). Although childhood obesity is a growing problem

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    The Effect of Obesity

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    The sad fact is that if you are obese‚ your life probably be shorter than that of people who are slim. Obesity not only affects people’s everyday lives‚ it also has damaging mental health effects‚ including low self-esteem‚ negative body image‚ anxiety‚ and depression‚ and causes serious physical conditions such as sleep apnea‚ heart disease‚ type 2 diabetes‚ and heart failure. First‚ obesity affects a person’s everyday life. Obese people tire more easily than slim people because these people have

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    Essay: Obesity How many times a day do you see an obese person walking down the street? And how often do you see them exercising to overcome their problem? Obesity is one of the biggest problems in the United States due to people not knowing how to eat right‚ depression and lack of exercise. To begin with‚ Americans are not very open minded on the idea of healthy eating‚ they are not well educated on the topic. They think that eating healthy is just eating salad or not eating anything at all‚

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    Youth and Obesity

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    Running head: YOUTH SPORTS CAN SAVE OBESE CHILDREN Youth Sports can save obese children Chauncey Jones Hampton University Abstract Obesity in America is the main reason Americans are dying every year. People can say that aids‚ lung cancer‚ or guns are the main issue of today. Well I am willing to prove that living a sedentary lifestyle is a terrible way to live‚ and the children of the United States are living very unhealthy. Did you know that almost 300‚000 deaths are caused by sedentary

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