GULON BLUFORD BY:LUIS SOBERON 2/19/13 PERIOD: 6 Guion Bluford Jr. was born in 1942 in West Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Bluford’s father was a mechanical engineer and his mother was a special education teacher. His parents always taught him and his two brothers to work hard and to reach their goals. Even as a young child Bluford liked to build model airplanes and put things together. His family and friends call him Guy because his
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What Are the Health Risks of Overweight and Obesity? Being overweight or obese isn’t a cosmetic problem. These conditions greatly raise your risk for other health problems. Overweight and Obesity-Related Health Problems in Adults Coronary Heart Disease As your body mass index rises‚ so does your risk for coronary heart disease(CHD). CHD is a condition in which a waxy substance called plaque (plak) builds up inside the coronary arteries. These arteries supply oxygen-rich blood to your heart.
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Childhood obesity has become a major epidemic in America. To many Americans‚ this news is very disturbing and has caused a major debate on who is to be responsible for this rising epidemic‚ and what can be done to control it. There are many people that could be blamed for it‚ such as parents‚ government‚ schools and so on. But the question is what can be done about it? Most Americans can agree that something needs to be done to try and control it. Because childhood obesity has become such
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Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that may impair health. There is many Australia’s suffering from this nutrition problem with approx 1 in 4 Australian children aged from 2 to 17 are overweight at this present time which is an outstanding figure and something not to be proud for. According to the 2016 National Health Survey approx. 53.6% of all Australians stated that they are overweight and 18% of all people stated that they are obese. These rates have
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Fast food and Obesity When one thinks about food‚ the first thing that might jump to one’s mind would be the delicious home made mother’s special roast‚ or for many it might be a cultural dish that westerners do not recognise as the perfect meal but still is respectively for those who adore it. However those days have long gone when a perfectly cooked meal was an everyday occurring. With a fast paced life in the western world the invention and development of fast food (industry) has grown like
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It’s no secret that obesity‚ the state of being overweight‚ has increasingly become a severe problem in all areas of the world. In the book‚ The Obesity Epidemic: What caused it? How can we stop it?‚ author and doctor‚ Zoe Harcombe shares the research that she has done regarding this matter‚ busts myths that many people today believe‚ shares bits of information of the history of our ancestries‚ and how the obesity epidemic has differed throughout the years. I was shocked to learn much of what Dr
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Research Proposal on Obesity About one in five American kids is overweight enough to be considered obese (Parr 45). Obesity being 20% or more overweight‚ is considered a disease because it is associated with so many health problems‚ like heart disease and diabetes. Being obese as a child usually leads into being obese through adulthood. “One third of adults are obese‚ and a third of these got that way in childhood” (Parr 53). That is why it is so important to keep kids from becoming overweight
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children becoming obese. It is costing the NHS millions to deal with the problems that it causes. We are having serious concerns about the number of people becoming ill and being unable to work‚ because of our overweight scots. It’s no secret that obesity is a huge issue. The causes of this problem can be social‚ economic and cultural‚ all of which determine how much food we eat‚ and the kind of food we eat‚ against how much exercise we do. Affecting the entire world‚ Scotland is one of the worst countries
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Obesity‚ a major contributor to death around the world and one of most common factor in developing type 2 diabetes among individuals. Obesity is the accumulation and build up of fat within the body and an individual maybe considered obese if they exceed a certain number in the body mass index. However this measurement is very inaccurate that an athletic person can be obese ‚ according to the body mass index‚ even if they’re not. As we know obesity can lead to type 2 diabetes. A person may be obese
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counseling specialist. Today I would like to talk with you about two forms of eating disorders‚ obesity and anorexia nervosa. In our discussion‚ I would like to be able to give you a new perspective on food‚ hunger and satiety hoping that it may benefit those who live with these disorders. Obesity is defined as when a person has maintained a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher. People with obesity have many health risks which include hypertension‚ Type 2 diabetes‚ heart disease‚ bone health
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