Introduction Benjamin Franklin stated, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure (Ringwall, n.d).” Although Franklin was referring to fire safety, the excerpt is suitable for health prevention. The objective of a preventive program is to reduce the frequency of a disorder within a population by eliminating the risk of exposure through the accumulation of strategy and regimens. Evidence proposes that effective preventive programs benefit the economy by reducing medical costs and increased morbidity. However, adoption rates of programs pose a threat to achieving such economic advantages. Ultimately it is up to each nation to adopt healthy behaviors through prevention practices. With the rise of destructive eating habits causing weight
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With a Ph.D. in Biomedical Science and Epidemiology, Dr. Charles serves as a knowledgeable candidate of disease prevention. While this text is meant to focus prevention in the United States, Dr. Charles spoke of an important concept which should be considered globally. In 2014, Dr. Charles spoke at a TED Conference to promote his Lucky Iron Fish and how it is curing iron deficient Cambodians. After years of research and development, the Lucky Iron Fish was accepted and utilized by the Cambodian people, with positive effects on their iron levels (2015). However, Dr. Charles explained his trials of creating various shaped pieces of iron which Cambodians would then put in their cooking pots, and enrich their food with iron. At first, Dr. Charles supplied families with a square shaped iron block. The block was quickly rejected for its jagged edges and better use of propping a door open or adding balance to a broken table. Determined to gain acceptance from the people of Cambodia, Dr. Charles changed the design until he succeeded. 92% of villagers welcomed the fish shaped iron piece into their cooking pots while boiling drinking water and cooking various soups (2015). His persistence resulted in a 25 percent decrease in the chance of patients suffering from anemia (2015). Iron supplements in the form of over the counter drugs would …show more content…
Unknowingly to the population of fad dieters, these programs often lack the balance of nutritional substances and can be harmful to their health. Marketers promote trending diet plans as scientifically charged nutrition requirements which require lifestyle changes and may or may not encourage increased exercise (Fairburn & Brownell, 2005). Typically, plans supporting a severe reduction in calorie consumption result in decreased energy levels. Extreme weight loss companies may also suggest dangerously low caloric intake trials during the preface (2005). Undoubtedly, an individual who follows such restrictive diets along with an exercise program will lose weight quickly. Long-term sustainability of this type of weight loss is unachievable by nearly all of the participants (2005). Failure of maintaining a substantial weight loss could potentially lead to a disruption in a person’s psychological welfare. Such unhappiness in fad dieters frequently results in binge eating habits. This reoccurrence of weight loss and weight gain is considered weight cycling, or yo-yo dieting (2005). Continuous weight cycling can become exceptionally harmful to overall health. Research suggests that individuals who continue to cycle are subject to increased difficulty of future weight loss, enhanced risk for cardiovascular disease, and potentially a precursor to early mortality
With a Ph.D. in Biomedical Science and Epidemiology, Dr. Charles serves as a knowledgeable candidate of disease prevention. While this text is meant to focus prevention in the United States, Dr. Charles spoke of an important concept which should be considered globally. In 2014, Dr. Charles spoke at a TED Conference to promote his Lucky Iron Fish and how it is curing iron deficient Cambodians. After years of research and development, the Lucky Iron Fish was accepted and utilized by the Cambodian people, with positive effects on their iron levels (2015). However, Dr. Charles explained his trials of creating various shaped pieces of iron which Cambodians would then put in their cooking pots, and enrich their food with iron. At first, Dr. Charles supplied families with a square shaped iron block. The block was quickly rejected for its jagged edges and better use of propping a door open or adding balance to a broken table. Determined to gain acceptance from the people of Cambodia, Dr. Charles changed the design until he succeeded. 92% of villagers welcomed the fish shaped iron piece into their cooking pots while boiling drinking water and cooking various soups (2015). His persistence resulted in a 25 percent decrease in the chance of patients suffering from anemia (2015). Iron supplements in the form of over the counter drugs would …show more content…
Unknowingly to the population of fad dieters, these programs often lack the balance of nutritional substances and can be harmful to their health. Marketers promote trending diet plans as scientifically charged nutrition requirements which require lifestyle changes and may or may not encourage increased exercise (Fairburn & Brownell, 2005). Typically, plans supporting a severe reduction in calorie consumption result in decreased energy levels. Extreme weight loss companies may also suggest dangerously low caloric intake trials during the preface (2005). Undoubtedly, an individual who follows such restrictive diets along with an exercise program will lose weight quickly. Long-term sustainability of this type of weight loss is unachievable by nearly all of the participants (2005). Failure of maintaining a substantial weight loss could potentially lead to a disruption in a person’s psychological welfare. Such unhappiness in fad dieters frequently results in binge eating habits. This reoccurrence of weight loss and weight gain is considered weight cycling, or yo-yo dieting (2005). Continuous weight cycling can become exceptionally harmful to overall health. Research suggests that individuals who continue to cycle are subject to increased difficulty of future weight loss, enhanced risk for cardiovascular disease, and potentially a precursor to early mortality