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asthma, and explain how both genetic and environmental factors contribute to this common health problem of middle childhood. • Researchers have shown that there is a correlation between obesity and genetics. For example, children who are overweight tend to have overweight parents. However, heredity is only responsible for the tendency to gain weight. Consequently, obesity can cause a child to become isolated form his or her peers. As a result the child can become defiant, aggressive, and…

Any four-year college student will share with you the emotional turmoil and stress that each and every student here in the United States faces every day. With grades or GPA becoming ever more prominent as a measure of intelligence, students face stresses to compete with one another for perfection. These stresses eat away at some students, while other strive under them. Health can play a role in these stresses. Exercise has been shown, even in as small amounts as 30 minutes a day, to relieve…

The fact that diabetes has run rampant among youngsters has put its major cause, teenage obesity epidemic, under the spotlight. Many experts, especially nutritionists, physicians and scientists, have tried to get their heads around this pressing issue. This essay will delve into some key findings of the causes and solutions about teenage obesity. The main drivers for this phenomenon are sedentary lifestyle and unhealthy diet. First of all, the prevalence of sedentary lifestyle among…

The American Medical Association is taking responsibility out of a person’s hands, placing it in the hands of the US government after declaring obesity as a disease. The US has one of the highest obesity rates in the world, over one-third of Americans are considered obese (Tanner, 2013). Obesity cost on average more than $190 billion dollars per year in medical bills and expenses (Tanner, 2013). The American Medical Associations decision to cover the cost of obesity will end up costing…

As in many Western nations, obesity has become an epidemic in Central America. According to the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), this rise can be linked to the increased consumption of processed foods across these nations. While PAHO/WHO has noticed sales of such foods declining in North America, the trend is only growing in Latin America, thanks to the addictive qualities and low prices of these foods. The direct correlation between sales of processed foods…

the years continue to progress, the percentages of obesity among children and adults continue to also. In Diane Schanzenbach’s article, she states that, “Recent statistics indicate that 30 percent of adults are obese, and another 35 percent are overweight. Obesity is also common among children: Sixteen percent of children aged 6-19 years old are obese.” (Schanzenbach, 2009, p. 684) It is up to adults to monitor their own weight and decide whether or not they want to eat healthy, but children, on…

Imagine how it would feel to be a target of bullying because of weight issues, feeling cramped on airplane rides because the seat is not large enough, and lastly the overwhelming amount of insecurity and self-hatred of being called “fat”. There once was a Palestinian boy named rocky encountered adversities on a daily basis due to his obesity. He heard horrific comments from his family members such as, “ you probably crushed your sister while you were in the fetus with her and crushed her into…

Goal Statement My goal is to create a specific fitness routine that I can follow every week and make it into a habit and part of my life style. I would also like to lose ten pounds over the next six weeks, or at least turn that fat into muscle. Part of my goal is to start walking and jogging at least two times a week for a total of about three hours per a week. I am also going to include a weight lifting portion where I do resistance training at least once a week. I already eat pretty healthy…

Children in the infantile stage of Blount’s disease normally do not feel any symptoms from it. Those who are in the adolescent stage may complain of pain on the medial side of the knee. This is because of the “breaking away” of the metaphysis, causing the medial condyle of the tibia to breakdown which would result in it having a sloping varus angle. Overall, the most prominent symptom of Blount’s disease, also the most visual, is the outward projection of the leg at the knee. Although the…

have a behavioral deficit of exercising. Over ⅔ of Americans are overweight and over ⅓ of Americans are obese. These are people who have a BMI of 25-29.9 and 30+, respectively. There are many reasons why people may be overweight or obese, but one of the main reasons is due to lack of exercise. If people do not exercise on a daily basis, it could lead them to gain weight and become overweight and, eventually, possibly obese (Overweight and obesity statistics, 2012). Telles et al. (2013) conducted…