Opposing Arguments against Marijuana There are many people in this world that feel that marijuana is an evil and sinful drug. They argue several points against marijuana that would support their position. Most of these have no relevance to what in general‚ and they can be easily disputed. Others have some basis‚ and they can be considered valid arguments. However‚ the facts remain that the positive aspects of marijuana far outweigh the negative aspects. One such argument‚ and the major point
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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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Not many people understand the specific reasons for childhood obesity. Children whose body mass index is above the 85th percentile are considered obese. Three links to childhood obesity that people need to understand are household income‚ laziness‚ and psychological factors The first reason that greatly affects a child’s health is the lack of income in the household. Parents‚ who generally are listed in the poverty level‚ have a greater chance of having obese children. This is because fast food
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63.1% of US citizens are either obese or overweight. Also in the results of the survey‚ to be more specific‚ 36.6% of Americans are overweight and 26.5% are obese (Percentage of Overweight‚ Obese Americans Swells. (n.d.). The obesity rate has increased in America and unless there is a broad cultural‚ behavioral‚ and government change among Americans regarding diet and exercise in America‚ obesity rates will most likely
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about is the reasons of why our country is staying fat and the most consistent foods that always keep us fat. This article is written by a medical doctor‚ Jennifer B. Marks‚ who intentions are to solve the obesity problems and give us facts we don’t know. She will tell us how diabetes and obesity leads to a shorter life expectancy. This article was published on January 24th‚ 2004. The overall point of the article is to be able to get readers and viewers attention who are reading this article
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Behavioral Vs. Psychoanalytical Opposing Psychological Views Behavioral perspective Vs. Psychoanalytical perspective‚ two views about human behavior and human dynamics that are on almost opposite sides of the psychological spectrum. John Watson and B. F. Skinner are the founding fathers of the behavioral perspective and Sigmund Freud is the founder of the Psychoanalytic perspective. Freud’s theory dealt mostly with the idea that our unconscious influences who and how we are and act today.
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Childhood Obesity: Cause and Effect December 3‚ 2012 Childhood Obesity Gone are the days of children playing hide and seek outside‚ walking long distances to and from school‚ walking to a friend’s house to play on the weekends and walking to the bus stop to go to mall with friends and in essence exerting physically. It is rare to find a child carrying a sack lunch to school which would include a healthy lunch of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches‚ an apple and perhaps a cookie or chips
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Obesity is a serious disease in today’s society. Obesity is defined as having excessive fat in body tissues. The most common measure of obesity is the body mass index (BMI). Besides‚ obesity is influenced by many causes such as eating habits‚ unhealthy lifestyle‚ and genetics. Firstly‚ the cause of obesity in our society is eating habits. Our bodies require calories for daily normal functions and activities. Gaining weight occurs due to increase in the amount of calories consumed over its need.
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buzzle.com/articles/obesity.html Overweight and obesity is the second leading cause of death‚ killing 300‚000 people a year‚ ... There is not a miracle pill that will lead to weight loss ~ Richard Carmona Obesity is perhaps one of the most dangerous health problems increasing at an alarming rate due to various factors most of which are related to the changing lifestyles. Here is some basic information about obesity. What is obesity? Obesity is a condition where the fat layer accumulates
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about fashion and one of his quotes roughly says that if some one person with high standing starts a trend soon after everyone else follows along. I agree that this happens a lot‚ but I feel that not every one has to feel like they need to do certain specific things to fit and that it’s ok to be themselves and do what they want‚ and not because some one told them they have to in order to be or get what they
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