Anti-obesity medication

Born in the late 1910s and early 1920’s, artists sought out to release their unrestrained imagination of the subconscious through experimenting with a new form of expression called automatism that in turn led to the birth of the surrealist movement. Martinez-Conde et al state that the movement blurred the line between the real and imagined which was most evident in the works of Salvador Dali (2015). Salvador Dali is a surrealist artist whose name became synonymous to the word surrealism. Dali’s…

Grant Penrod’s “Anti-Intellectualism: Why We Hate the Smart Kids”, makes the argument that academic achievement should be rewarded just as much as athletic achievement. He continues with the fact that today’s society tends to praise non-intellectuals, such as famous celebrities and athletics, while the intellectually skilled individuals get left no recognition for their accomplishments. I agree with Penrod that there is a hatred and inattention in society for those who are smarter than others,…

As a result, from this initial modern revolution in painting initiated by Picasso, other artists began to explore new ideas and visions of their own. One of the most outrageous and psychologically obtuse painters of the Twentieth Century was Salvador Dali. His works revolutionized a genre of painting referred to as Surrealism. Summarily defined as an abstract representation of true to life images placed in unconventional settings, as if the person viewing it was in a dream like state. When…

Since the birth of the computer, people have partaken in many activities based on the web. Some positive, some negative, and some down right illegal. The most common incident of illegal activity online is through what some would call modern day piracy. The more accepted term used is file sharing, and it is just that: sharing files over the web, typically illegally. File sharing has been a controversy who’s legality has been frivolously debated since Napster in 1999. (Oberholzer) File…

The client, Todd, who weighs 120 kilogram and stands at a height of 185 centimetres has a BMI of 35.06. The normal adult BMI is between 18.5 to 24.9 kg/m2 so this makes him belong to obesity class II. Pairing this information with his 120 cm waist circumference for an android body shape puts him at a very high disease risk for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases, if not yet diagnosed as having one. He may need to lose at least 34 kilograms to reach a BMI of 25…

live and thrive. However, consuming too much for this necessity can initiate a deadly chain reaction. Obesity is a disease stemming from various influences, such as the variety of food consumed and socioeconomic influences, but an important influence of this epidemic is overeating.9-12 Additionally, obesity is an epidemic impacting nearly 2 in 3 people within the United State population.1,2 Obesity as a disease is associated with elevated mortality, cancer, high rates of diabetes, hypertension,…

Web Content: Weight Loss Medication Weight loss medication, also known as diet pills or anti-obesity drugs controls or reduces weight by regulating the absorption of calories. Weight loss medications are available as Over-the-Counter drugs, prescription drugs and herbal supplements. Prescription drugs are FDA regulated. These drugs are issued strictly with a doctor’s prescription, the doctor also closely monitor’s their use. Certain weight loss prescription drugs with Scheduled stimulants are…

conditions. Obesity is a driver of several chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes (T2DM), hypertension (HTN), cardiovascular disease (CVD), chronic respiratory diseases, stroke, metabolic syndromes, and cancer. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports these non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are responsible for nearly 70% of deaths globally (WHO, 2016). In 2013, the American Medical Association (AMA) announced its new policy defining obesity as a disease (AMA, 2013). The obesity epidemic…

government is taking action in the obesity problem. Michelle Obama, first lady of the United States of America, set regulations on school lunches all throughout the country. Many high school students are not fans of this change. Most lunches at school are nasty and unappealing. The bread is wheat, the salad dressing is fat-free, the meat is unknown, and there is no dessert. School lunches meet all of the nutritional needs under the regulations, though. Mrs. Obama believes obesity is caused by…

hurt those who are living a healthy lifestyle. "Our lawmakers enacted a huge entitlement that requires some people to pay for other people's medicine."(Balko, 1) We end up paying the health care costs for people who are sick as a result of their obesity. I believe the government should not intervene when it comes to peoples' food choices. They need to be held responsible for their actions and not…