acquired the weight of their children or grandchildren at school age. But‚ the matter of childhood weight has altered since that time. With different fast food chains invading our communities‚ a lack of physical activity and normal childhood play exercises being substituted by computer games and television‚ kids now live inactive lives and as a result‚
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Speech: Hello‚ my name is Rebecca Berenstein. I am here to talk to you about fitness and how important fitness is to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Having a healthy lifestyle can be very rewarding. Some of these rewards include being healthy‚ being happier‚ and being less stressed which I know is a very big problem these days. So‚ what is fitness? Fitness is the condition of being physically fit and healthy. There are many components that make up fitness. These components include
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still exists unabated. In testimony before the US Congress‚ Berzins (2001) asserted that‚ “[weight] is a complex result of heredity‚ culture and lifestyle.” According to Rosin (2004)‚ “About one-third of the U.S. population is 20 percent or more overweight and is therefore at risk of suffering high cholesterol‚ high blood pressure‚ and other cardiovascular diseases.” Finding the best way to deal with obesity in America is also a problem. Since it is an open-ended problem‚ there is no certain solution
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heart disease‚ immobilization‚ and many other problems. However many articles fail to mention what is one of the most important and most destructive problems. This is the effect of obesity on one ’s mental health and wellbeing. Being excessively overweight usually instills in it ’s victims a sense of self worthlessness and gives them a very negative self-image. This can lead to an array of problems that affect the person in a way that is much more direct and difficult to deal with than physical problems
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teens are facing is basic and not new‚ but this issue seems to be increasing‚ and obesity is a big part of it. According to the 2008 data‚ 18 percent of teens from 12 to 19 years old are obese‚ and 30% of children and teens‚ from 6-19 years old‚ are overweight. This is the triple of overweight youth in 1980(1). Obesity is mostly caused by the increased of intake of "junk" food‚ drinking sugary drinks (especially soda)‚ lack of physical activity (including the cutting of PE courses)‚ and the temptation
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Introduction For every meal‚ snacks‚ parties‚ gatherings with friends or co-workers‚ or even just sitting back watching television‚ there is always that incessant presence of a can or a glass of one’s favorite carbonated drink. For most people‚ especially for adolescence‚ these sugary carbonated drinks liven up the quality of the food or even the company‚ or provide that quenching ‘kick’ for the thirsty‚ something that water sometimes cannot do. Unfortunately a liter of soda can contain 700 calories
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them to do so‚ bike lanes or sidewalks must be built in neighborhoods and cities. Sallis states that‚ “Residents of walkable neighborhoods who have good access to recreation facilities are more likely to be physically active and less likely to be overweight or obese.” It encourages them to get moving because for one‚ it’s there‚ and two‚ it’s safe and efficient. A study was done that found that “37 percent of adults in the highest-walkability neighborhoods met the recommendation of physical activity
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SEX TRAFFICKING OF CHILDREN IN PAKISTAN What is child trafficking? The recruitment‚ transportation‚ transfer‚ harbouring or receipt of a child for the purpose of exploitation. What’s the problem? GLOBAL SEX TRAFFICKING Human trafficking is a complex phenomenon fueled by the tremendous growth in the global sex market. Exploitation is driven by poverty‚ uneven development‚ official corruption‚ gender discrimination‚ harmful traditional and cultural practices‚ civil unrest‚ natural disasters and
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their goals in terms of their education‚ career‚ and family. My goal is to lead a healthier life style because I got tired living with obesity and being unhealthy. At the age of eleven‚ my doctor officially diagnosed me as an obese child. Being overweight did not affect me personally while I was growing up in my country of Saudi Arabia. People in my country are not as concerned with looks are as Californians. Saudi Men all wear the same thing‚ white garment called "Thoob‚" so no one was different
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Catherine Tyldesley‚ who is best known as Eva Price on the ITV soap opera ’Coronation Street’ wants to educate people towards weight loss through a documentary called ’Diet Fact‚ Diet Fiction?’ Catherine dropped to size 10 from size 22 through a healthy diet and intense workouts and now she wants to share her whole experience and educate people by starring in a documentary series that examines attitudes towards losing weight‚ as per Reveal. Explaining about her new documentary series‚ Catherine
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