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    NUTRITION 100 Exam #2 Study Guide Please review the following concepts/terms/ideas for the upcoming exam. Information is divided up by topics that we covered each week in class. You may need to make additional notes on this study guide‚ each point is not fully representative of the concept. Fats and Heart Disease (Units 10-12) 1. Define a fatty acid. 2. Define a triglyceride. 3. Compare and contrast a saturated and unsaturated fatty acid. 4. List food sources of unsaturated

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    Obesity is a problem that affects virtually every person on the planet. Everyone knows someone who is overweight or they themselves are overweight. In this research paper we will be looking at the topic of obesity and the social ramifications that it holds. We will first look at obesity in a broad way. Then we will focus on obesity and its effects on children. And finally‚ obesity and adulthood will be covered. The topic of obesity is important to the field of sociology because obese people

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    see models and celebrities on commercials and in movies‚ we often wish that that was us in that body‚ because the media has made everyone so obsessed with their own bodies. The media makes young female teenagers feel guilty if they are slightly overweight. Models are beautiful‚ skinny‚ they have the right size thighs‚ hips‚ and butt. They are models but they are not role models. They are everything teenagers want to be‚ because of the television they watch and the magazines that they read. The media

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    The danger of computers It is hard to imagine a life without the internet and the computer. Most people in our modern western society use the computer every day in work‚ school and as a means of recreation. The computer has Change our every day lives drasticly. We now exchange information faster than ever before and anything we want to know is out there for us to fetch with only a click. But is the computer and the internet really to our advantage? I think not. I think that there are more disadvantages

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    any method to change the looks of its body‚ even if it means restricting food or taking potentially harmful substances. For a woman‚ they will think that their body is too heavy and as for men‚ their thoughts are divided into two parts: overweight and underweight. For example‚ what is actually considered an ideal body for a man is when they have a low body fat‚ lots of muscles‚ narrow waist‚ large shoulders‚ and body with a V-shaped torso. When another man sees this kind of image‚ they will say

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    Extreme conditions of nutritional status such as under nutrition and over nutrition are nutritional problems of public health concern. Being underweight increases risk of death and inhibits cognitive development in children‚ leading to less fit and productive adults. Overweight and obesity is becoming a health hazard of equal concern since it has some deleterious effect on the health and work performance in later adult life. At present‚ there

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    Travelling by Train. |railway station | |waiting-room | | |platform | |journey | | |to take a train | |booking-office | | |to change trains

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    garlic oil in capsules. Ghee‚ or clarified butter‚ is the oil of choice in a man’s diet. According to Indian tradition‚ the man who uses more ghee than any other oil will never have problems with his sexual world. It will not make you overweight or underweight‚ but it will create semen. Use it as you would butter or cooking oil. Nutmeg has the

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    Anorexia in Teen Girls

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    is obtained in many ways - some harmful also. The common techniques used are excessive exercise‚ intake of laxatives/ diet pills‚ vomiting after a meal and starving oneself to limitless extent. People with anorexia continue to think they are overweight‚ and will resort to dieting even after they become extremely thin. Many experts believe that the cause of anorexia is because of peer-pressure among adolescents‚ and I believe it. High school is a place where everyone fights for a good image‚ hence

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    Childhood Obesity Essay

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    specific age group. Over the years‚ childhood obesity has gradually increased by 30%. Many overweight or obese children visit a physician to determine a child’s Body Mass Index (BMI)‚ which is the estimated amount of body fat on a child’s body. A child’s BMI‚ which is determined by their weight and height‚ is placed into one of four categories‚ underweight (less than 18.5)‚ normal weight (18.5-24.9)‚ overweight (25-29.9) and obese (30 or greater). When a child is diagnosed with obesity‚ it later follows

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