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Introduction This paper will discuss the topic of obesity and its significant effect on our life, long-term health problems; it is psychological, financial cost on society and what needs to be done to confront, it is implications. Obesity is affected by four main components: lifestyle, fat storage, appetite, and hormones. An obese person’s lifestyle is mostly sedentary, lacking participation in physical activity and overeating unhealthy foods. When there are excess calories in the body, there…

Relation Between Childhood Obesity and Cardiometabolic Disease Rough Draft Childhood obesity is a major health problem that has been growing substantially each year: “Children are obese when they weigh more than ninety five percent of other children of the same sex and age” (Christopher and Marie 2013)Childhood obesity causes children to have high blood pressure and high cholesterol which makes children more vulnerable to chronic medical problems. Childhood obesity rates are at an all-time high…

system, principally cardiac disease, vascular diseases of the brain and kidney, and peripheral arterial disease. The causes of cardiovascular disease are diverse but atherosclerosis and/or hypertension are the most common. In addition, with aging come a number of physiological and morphological changes that alter cardiovascular function and lead to increased risk of cardiovascular disease, even in healthy asymptomatic individuals. Heart attacks and strokes are usually acute events and are mainly…

Diabetes Mellitus Type II There are two type of diabetes, type 1 and type 2. Diabetes mellitus type 2 is affects 29 million Americans, 86 million are living with pre-diabetes and it is the seventh leading cause of death (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016). Diabetes type 2 has almost doubled in the past two decades and it is more common than type 1 diabetes. Type I diabetes patients do not produce insulin but type 2-diabetes produce insulin but not enough for the body’s needs.…

2.3 Fats The word fats refer to the lipid food group and it is used to mean both fats and oils. The unseparated fats and oil in foods such as grains, nuts, dairy products, eggs and meats are the example of ‘invisible’ fats that usually more than fifty per cent of our normal fats intake (Ghotra et al, 2002). Fats and oils are calorie-dense food item which give nine calories per gram compared to the carbohydrates and proteins which are four calories per gram respectively. Foods that rich in fats…

To fulfill Carolyn’s homework assignment. JK feels healthy due to running 2 miles every other day and eating a low fat/high fiber diet three times a day. JK desires to maintain his BP around 120/80, keep his LDL below 129, remain committed to his low fat/high fiber diet and running 2 miles every other day. JK believes that God has a plan for his life but it’s still JK’s responsibility to take preventative measure in caring for his body. He stays up to date on all his vaccinations and…

Bone profile includes testing the levels of calcium, inorganic phosphate, albumin, and alkaline phosphatase. [2]. Lipid profile includes testing HDL cholesterol, LDL calculated, total cholesterol, triglycerides, and total cholesterol to HDL cholesterol ratio. [3] Liver profile incudes testing total protein, albumin, total bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, gamma glutamyl aminotransferase (GGT), aspartamine aminotransferase…

body will not be able to decrease. Obesity simply reduces the quality of life. These factors can lead to dangerous outcomes. Some of these outcome are high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes,Hypertension, mental disorders, weakening of the heart high LDL cholesterol and other body pain and difficulty with physical functioning, imperfect blood or anemia, weakening of the heart and death. Obesity can weaken the heart by making the heart work harder than normal. Our heart is just like a technical…

Nutrition Perspectives I chose to do my project on the book "Why We Get Fat and What to do about it" by Gary Taubes. In all honesty I choose this book by narrowing the list down to what looked interesting and finding which one was readily available at the library. That said, I am always interested in new perspectives on weight and weight loss. I enjoy learning what other views are in regards to this topic. Gary Taubes is an investigative science and health journalist and co-founder of the…

Research Question: Which meat consumed by lions in Kenya posses the most protein and fat? Background Research: Kenya is a country that is home to several lions. As top consumers, lions eat a variety of organisms that are found in their habitats in order to eat their required 15.5 (7.03 kg) pounds of food. In the vast savannahs of Kenya, lions can choose to consume “wildebeest, warthogs, zebras, buffalo, or eland antelopes,” (Kitzmiller, Carrie). Meat is an essential component of a lion’s…