single state that has an obesity rate less than 15 % (CDC Vitalsigns 2010). Among all Americans Obesity has been directly linked to hypertension‚ diabetes‚ cancer‚ depression and many other health problems. Each year‚ approximately 400.000 deaths result from obesity and its complications and costs the national economy nearly $122.9 billion annually (Menifield 2008). In addition‚ as of 2004‚ the proportion of obese adults in the U‚S. reached 32% of the total population. Among adolescents‚ obesity has increased
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Smoking is a form of addiction depending on the sedative effect of nicotine on the brain and nervous system. There are lots of reasons why people start smoking. The main reasons are peer group pressure‚ feeling left out while friends’ smoke and trying to fit in with the crowd‚ stress at home‚ work‚ school‚ trying to attract attention‚ act cool or become popular‚ and calm down their nerves. Firstly‚ smoking impacts almost all aspects of a person’s health. Smoking causes diseases like asthma‚ and
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Alcohol advertisements should be banned from TV Alcohol Advertisements is the promotion of alcohol beverages by alcohol producers through ads on TV and also in a variety of media. It is one of the most famous forms of marketing and it is one of the major businesses in today’s economy. The question is why alcohol advertisements should be banned from TV? One might say that children or young audience influence from observing parents’ behaviour and they are the significant role models to follow in
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DISADVANTAGE OF SMOKING When the last time you see someone smoking?it seems today that most of the youngsters including some of us here think that smoking is something common and we do not have to worry about. But that thinking is wrong. According to history today‚ "each year‚ smoking kills more people than aids‚ alcohol‚ drug abuse‚ car crashes‚ murders‚ suicides and fires---combined!!"Over 430‚000 U.S Citizens die each year from smoking. As college students‚ some of us smoke and some of us have
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Smoking is a practice in which a substance‚ most commonly tobacco‚ is burned and the smoke is tasted or inhaled. This is primarily practised as a route of administration forrecreational drug use‚ as combustion releases the active substances in drugs such as nicotineand makes them available for absorption through the lungs. It can also be done as a part of rituals‚ to induce trances and spiritual enlightenment. Smoking is one of the most common forms of recreational drug use. Tobacco smoking is today
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11/9/2014 Cigarettes: The Truth Beneath Smoking cigarettes is something I feel strongly about‚ some of my friends‚ family members‚ and co-workers smoke cigarettes. The people around me smoke everyday to a point where they could not go an hour without one‚ and a majority of smokers have to take hours out of their days just for one. I hold the belief that smoking needs to be stopped because I was taught my entire life how dangerous each puff of smoke could be. Smoking can affect many things‚ these being
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According to the American Lung Association‚ there are an estimated 50 million people who smoke. For some reason people just do not fully understand the risks they take by smoking. Cigarette smoking is a frequent cause for many health problems with smokers. To begin with‚ there are many hazardous ingredients in cigarette tobacco. Some of the ingredients are poisonous or addictive. Cigarette smoke produces thousands of chemicals that are hazardous to a smoker’s health. There are
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The Effects of Smoking Cigarettes to the Health of a Person Research Question: Why do people smoke cigarettes? What should be the possible effects of smoking cigarettes? Reasons why people smoke cigarettes: * The desire to look cool * Peer pressure * Rebellion * Poor coping skills * Social habit became addiction * Being around people who smoke Why People Continue Smoking Addictions that began in teenage years or early adulthood can continue long after or even
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Smoking is the most common method of consuming tobacco‚ and tobacco is the most common substance smoked. The agricultural product is often mixed with additives[8] and then combusted. The resulting smoke is then inhaled and the active substances absorbed through the alveoli in the lungs.[9] Combustion was traditionally enhanced by addition of potassium or other nitrates. Elimination of these would result in a fire safe cigarette‚ This subject has never been addressed by the cigarette manufacturers
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Smoking is accountable for 80% of all lung cancer deaths. Cancer from smoking claims over 100‚000 lives each year‚ smoking can also handicap a person’s physical fitness as in their performance and endurance. Lung and esophagus cancer together claim 87‚000 lives per year. On average someone who smokes a pack or more a day lives seven years less than a non-smoker. Tar lines the inside of your lungs‚ which in turn causes the cancer. Someone who smokes 20 cigarettes a day inhales at least one cup
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