illustrate‚ Haygood cites a research study conducted in Manchester and surrounding counties by Jill Day‚ a local resident. The findings revealed that “Of the 277 [children surveyed]‚ eight of those fourth- and fifth-graders were underweight‚ 135 were healthy‚ 49 were overweight‚ and 85 were obese”. In other words‚ he is indicating that roughly 48% of children are suffering from this obesity epidemic. Haygood suggests the problem originates from having too many fast food restaurants without enough
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determining your BMI. Part 3 Compare/Contrast BMI & Individual Plan: There are three sections to this part of the assignment‚ and for the first part‚ you need to designate where your BMI falls according to the standard tables (underweight‚ normal‚ overweight‚ obese). In the second part of the assignment‚ you need to develop a dietary plan for your BMI value‚ and for the most part‚ you need to be as detailed as possible. Basically‚ I would like to see a "day in your life" according to where
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fashion trends everyone wants to dress just like the movie stars and look as fabulous as they all do‚ but it is kind of hard to when you are overweight as many of the teens are today. Fashion companies are making women hate their own bodies. Just by watching the television many girls get the idea to be skinny like Paris Hilton or Nicole Richie‚ who is very underweight and is suffering from anorexia herself. When watching television‚ there are many shows like Oprah that will have young girls on that
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and 19. The most significant increase is seen in children between the ages of 6-11 where the numbers have tripled; approximately 9 million children over the age of six are obese.... [tags: Obesity Overweight Children Young
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Maintaining a Healthy Weight Chapter 6 Review “Mustangnelly” Health 104 November 14‚ 2011 Page 154 (Question #’s 1-10) #1 Question) What percentage of U.S. adults are either overweight or obese? #2 Answer: An estimated 66% of Americans are either overweight or obese. #2 Question) How has the average caloric intake and physical activity level for Americans changed over the past two decades? #2 Answer: In the past few decades‚ daily caloric consumption is up‚ and the level of consistent
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Presently worldwide‚ it is estimated that more than one billion adults are overweight and at least 300 million adults are clinically obese (World Health Organization‚ 2010). According Boyle‚ M.A et.al‚ the World health Organization (WHO) report Obesity – Preventing and managing the Global Epidemic first highlighted obesity as a worldwide problem that now affect the most countries. More recently‚ WHO has declared overweight one of the top ten health risk in the world‚ Countries in Asia‚ Middle East
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called an overweight nation. About 20% to 30% of American adults are now considered obese. Even though some Americans are in the healthy category‚ others enter the underweight‚ overweight‚ and even obese categories. Not only is obesity unhealthy‚ but it is also considered unacceptable. People have been labeled and made fun of their entire lives do to obesity. For some this is an uncontrollable way of life. An example of this are shirts which say "No Fat Chicks"‚ showing that overweight people are
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Safe dance Safe dance 1. What is safe dance? A term coined to mean dance practises that are taught and performed with care as effective safe guards against potential injury. 2. What is the main way of avoiding injury? Not to side step troublesome movements but ensure that the body is sufficiently prepared to be able to handle them without injury. Overall Fitness 3. According to the article‚ what are the essential components of fitness? Balanced diet‚ adequate rest‚ gradual muscular exercise
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(eat more than your body needs)‚ excessive alcohol use‚ not getting enough exercise‚ ECT. From the article in psychology today it states that if your body mass intake is below 18.5 then you are underweight‚ if your body mass intake is 24.9 then you are Normal‚ if your body mass intake is 29.9 you are overweight and if your body mass intake is 30.0 then you are obese. You are at risk to developing heart disease and other medical problems if you are a man and you waist measures 40 inches or more‚ and
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"All media exist to invest our lives with artificial perceptions and arbitrary values." Marshall McLuhan Media is one of the most influential aspects of modern society. It plays an enormous role in setting societal standards and depicting how people‚ especially women‚ should act and appear. In everything from advertising‚ television programming‚ newspapers and magazines‚ to comic books‚ popular music‚ film and video games the media sets unrealistic standards for women. These unrealistic depictions
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