Palmer Drought Index

to as BMI, also known as body mass index. Body mass index does not measure the amount of fat that a person’s body contains or how fat a person is, but how a persons weight correlates to his or her height. By utilizing this test one can identify whether he or she is considered to be underweight, normal, or overweight. According to JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association, for an adult to be classified as obese he or she has to have a body mass index of 30 or higher, while a normal…

Source 1 is a statement created by Christian Lous Lange and it speaks strongly on the ideological perspective of internationalism. The source is opposing another form of nationalism since it starts off by comparing internationalism with another term by stating “on the contrary”, and this implies that the author is against nationalism because he is not in favour of its “one- sided” (ness) and how it is controlled by showing only one opinion or point of view without the consideration of…

Introduction When Dr. Gerald Lauria walked into a town hospital in Congo in 2005, he was stunned. Coming from working in a large hospital in the United States consisting of many doctors per specialty, he was shocked to find this hospital run by just one physician. Dr. Lauria described the hospital as “sparse” and “primitive”, ridden with x-ray machines outdated by at least twenty years and empty medicine cabinets. Dr. Lauria’s experience is not an outlier. The dysfunctional and unsophisticated…

Critically review the arguments of Florini and Nussbaum: Nussbaum (2001) explains that the social contract theory dominates the western political philosophy and this theory considers the principles of justice as the result of contract, the people make. People make this contract for mutual benefit and live according to the rule of law..Her main focus is on John Rawls ' work on contractual theory. Nussbaum admits that such theories have some strength in terms of global justice but these theories…

According to Defining (2012), obesity is defined as weight that is higher than what is considered as a healthy weight for a given height. Obesity is diagnosed when an individual’s estimated body mass index (BMI) is greater than thirty. Obesity can be caused by genetics, inactivity, social or economic issues, unhealthy diet, certain medications, lack of sleep, etc., (Obesity, 2015). When individuals are obese, it puts them at a higher risk of certain disease processes. Obesity (2015), explains…

Research Analysis Both developed and developing nations around the world have experienced some degree of unfortunate fetal and early childhood development based upon the food and agriculture associated in that nation. The food, agriculture, and soil in developed and developing countries can cause damaging birth defects upon pregnant women and the physical development of early childhood. This topic can of great conflict, for the keen natural resources needed for the survival of both the mother…

Globalization allows for the voice of those who would otherwise not have a platform to speak to be heard. This allows people to be exposed to different mindsets, cultures, and beliefs, often without ever needing to leave home. Personal blogs, independently-run web sites, and forums all allow people to share their stories. In modern times, people have seen the power platforms such as Twitter have, where citizens of authoritarian nations are able to reach out to the global community to inform them…

Government Regulation of Fast Food Last week I was sitting in my honors chemistry class when we were talking about chemical reactions. My teacher, Mr. Bullard, brought up a video and did not tell anyone what is was about; he likes to do that type of thing. As the video began to play, we realized where it was headed, it was an experiment about how the acid in our bodies break down food. The scientist put a real one hundred percent beef patty in a solution similar to our stomach acid and it broke…

My take on the differences that exist between developed and developing nations fundamentally remains the same as it had before the viewing of this series. Ultimately, these beliefs remain consistent and this series delivers a perspective that, though new to me, still serves to reinforce my basic take on this. That is, that disparities in development and stability of nations, is not contingent on any differences in intelligence among the respective populace of nations, but rather it came down to…

Throughout the review Deurenberg, Deurenberg-Yap and Guricci states the use of anthropometric measurements such as skinfold thickness, waist circumference or bioelectrical impedance measurements are suitable for assessing body composition. Throughout the review it was identified that Asian populations have a higher BF% at a lower BMI measure than Caucasians. Highlighting the flaw with utilising BMI in measuring obesity especially with various ethnicities. Deurenberg, Deurenberg-Yap and Guricci…