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There is an overwhelming large number of obese people living in the United States, particularly in the State of West Virginia. The need for a weight loss study to be conducted in this state is so needed. West Virginia has the second largest obesity population. According to the Robert Wood Foundation Obesity Report of (2015), “West Virginia 's adult obesity rate is currently 35.7 percent, up from 23.9 percent in 2000 and from 13.7 percent in 1990”. Obesity increases the risks for developing…

Studies show that 45 percent of meals consumed by children exceed the recommended amounts of saturated fats and trans fats. Studies also show that 1/3 of young children’s daily caloric intake comes from dining at restaurants. Most of the choices (93%) at restaurants contained more than 430 calories (Santrock, 2013). Childhood obesity contributes to numerous health problems. Hypertension (high-blood pressure, dyslipidemia (an abnormal…

Hello Team Yellow Members, Great presentation. Your team were able to compare and create sample replacement menus with liquid items were more health conscious for the patient, who is a candidate to receive a type of bariatric surgery. Before reading your team’s presentation, I was not familiar the term “bariatric”. I thought it was a health condition, rather than a collection of weight loss procedures. Reading more into your team’s presentation, I realized that the medical procedure is the…

Case Study Two: A Complete Physical Assessment Shannon A. Lewis University of Mississippi Medical Center N 610 A 52-year-old female comes to your office today for a physical exam. She states that she enjoys good health and believes she is active for her age. She states she has been feeling well but just decided it was time for a complete check-up. She sees a local health care provider annually at the health department for refills on her prescriptions but has not had a “real”…

Nutrition Perspectives, SUPERSIZE ME I chose to watch the documentary Supersize Me by Morgan Spurlock because fast food is a vast part of society. He had a diet of nothing but McDonald’s for 30 days. He gained weight, it affected his liver, was getting depressed, lost his sex drive, his cholesterol went up and he had many other issues, proving the adverse impact that eating too much fast food can have on one’s body. When we cook at home we can control what ingredients we cook with. When we go…

Dietary diversity, defined as the number of diverse foods or food groups consumed over a given reference period. Dietary diversity has long been acknowledged by nutritionists as a key component of high-quality diets. Increasing the variety of foods across and within food groups is recommended by most dietary guidelines internationally because it is thought to certify adequate intake of essential nutrients, and thus promote good health. In fact studies from both developing and developed countries…

3. Plan Mr. FD’s case using the nursing process Nursing Process Application to situation Nursing Assessment In Orem’s theory, determining the need for nursing agency and nursing system are important. Since Mr. FD is hospitalized, nursing system is needed. Using the Orem’s theory as a guide in nursing assessment the nurse will ask the following questions: 1. Is there a deficit between Mr. FD’s self-care abilities and his demand for self-care? • In the case of Mr. FD, YES, self-care deficit is…

Glandular fever (or infectious mononucleosis) is a viral infection caused by the Epstein-Barr virus. It affects mostly teenagers and young adults and leads to fatigue, skin rashes and swollen lymph nodes. Currently, there are no specific cures to eliminate glandular fever from its host, however, treatments are available to fight the symptoms and the most reliable cure currently is for body’s immune system to combat the virus. Glandular fever or mononucleosis is a viral infection caused by the…

the causes of such diseases, social media tried to claim that sugar consumption as sole culpability for this Obesity epidemic (abc.net/2014-02-09) In reference to the research written by Tom Gill, this document discusses why sugar should not take the whole blame. Throughout this document will firstly discuss the impact of Food consumption in our daily lives, Healthy Diet, then addressing other significant factors of obesity such as Genetics, Psychological and Psychical influences. Finally will…

vitamin D), antioxidants (e.g. vitamin E), and mediators of cell signaling and regulators of cell and tissue growth and differentiation (e.g. vitamin A). The largest number of vitamins (e.g. B complex vitamins) function as precursors for enzyme cofactor bio-molecules (coenzymes), that help act as catalysts and substrates in metabolism. When acting as part of a catalyst, vitamins are bound to enzymes and are called prosthetic groups. For example, biotin is part of enzymes involved in making…