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    Or in other words‚ suppose you weigh yourself every morning‚ then over time you can tell whether you are gaining or losing weight but not whether you are too underweight or overweight. Only if you compare yourself to other people you can tell if you need to eat more or less. As a sociologist would argue‚ we need to put things into

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    and can either cause undernutrition which may lead to famine‚ bulimia or anorexia nervosa and can restrict someone from growth and from recovering from a disease or it can lead to the opposite‚ overnutrition‚ which may follow to obesity or being overweight which can then lead to chronic heart diseases and diabetes. Both‚ undernutrition and overnutrition‚ are very life threatening conditions and should always try to be prevented. Which part of this unit do you think you will find most difficult? In

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    heart failure? Increasing age (over 65 she is 69)‚ and smoker ( 3 packs a day) Patient Case Question 4. From the information given above‚ identify three risk factors that probably contributed to the patient’s heart attack five years ago. Overweight‚ smoker‚ family history Patient Case Question 9. What can you say about this patient’s blood pressure? 125/80 Both a little high‚ sign of Prehypertension Patient Case Question 10. Why might this patient be tachycardic? Tachycardia means

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    Major challenges and transitions in the development of adolescents Adolescence is the very critical‚ dynamic and influential milestone in human development. During the period of adolescence children grow up‚ move from the immaturity into the maturity of adulthood. The ages of (12 – 19) are usually tough for children as they experience many changes in their physical and emotional domains. These changes give rise to risky attitudes. As well‚ they often feel misunderstood as they are struggling to leave

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    teenagers are not. Fat people are funny. Fat people can lose weight if they really wanted to. These are just a few common perceptions the public have of people who are over their ideal body weight. What most people do not know is that being overweight or obese carry with it a myriad of health risks‚ economic burden‚ social problems and psychological stress. In simplistic terms‚ obesity occurs when the body takes in more energy than it expends‚ and this propensity for storing excess energy

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    studies showed no significant relationship between them(9)(10)(11). Multiple studies showed that both Dental caries and Obesity have similar risk factors. one of the primarily risk factors is the Diet which recent study found that children at risk of overweight had higher chance of having dental caries compared to normal weight children due to increase intake of sugar sweetened drinks and increased frequency of food (12). The socioeconomic status shows a direct relationship among children with low educated

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    therefore fewer vitamins‚ minerals and other nutrients compared to healthier foods. The USDA Dietary Guidelines for American reports that these eating habits create nutritional deficiencies along with weight gain. The health problems that stem from overweight and obesity alone can severely limit lifestyles and shorten life spans. Chubby can be cute‚ but not healthy of course. Do you know that childhood obesity is one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century?

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    to change the usual procedure and ran pictures of overweight or even normal weight women‚ they received letters from readers supporting their initiative.  However‚ advertisers reacted negatively‚ and the program was abandoned. Television: Most heroes and protagonists‚ especially in prime time programming‚ tend to be male. Studies shows that nearly three-quarters of all female characters in comedies are underweight and those who are overweight are often the subject of comments or jokes about

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    Beautiful You and Other Positive Body Image Songs More Beautiful You Lyrics (By Jonny Diaz) Little girl fourteen flipping through a magazine Says she wants to look that way But her hair isn’t straight her body isn’t fake And she’s always felt overweight In Ezine Articles in the Media and influence on women body image article states the the simple trend in the media industry is to promote slim‚ skinny

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    literally meant to be moving mannequins/hangers so that the clothes would be seen at their minimum potential. But the media twisted things. A further argument that we frequently encounter‚ is that size zero puts pressure on young women who are overweight. By comparing themselves to “zeros” young women only achieve low self-esteem. They are made to think they are unattractive. They go through the stress of unsafe cosmetic surgeries such as tummy tucks‚ to appear like fashion icons. Celebrity nutritionist

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