...When it comes to dieting, most people fail. When it comes to dieting, rather it’s a reasonable or radical, some would say they have tried them all. People spend hundreds of dollars every day trying to lose weight as quick as possible. It marks people's minds as meal replacements used to loose a quick couple of pounds when it is far from that for most people. Dieting is most likely to have serious consequences with a person and their body. Dieting is risky and unhealthy because it destroys the metabolisms ability to function, it mentally confuses people, it throws off the balance of nutrients, proteins and other natural substances your body needs, and it also makes people fat. Many people diet because they want to quickly lose weight. According to a new U.K. survey, “nearly a third of women have seen a spike on the scale after going on a diet, gaining an average of nearly four pounds” (sass 1). Nearly one of three women that were on the diet gained four pounds between between the ages of fifteen and twenty. Many women ages fifteen and twenty tend to diet about three times a year, and of those women, over ten percent of them diet five times a year. Nearly 50% of all American adults try to lose or maintain their weight. Many diets are strict on calories with what can and can not be eaten. Restricted calorie diets cause the body's metabolism to stop at an instant. Continuous dieting leads in an imbalance of calories your body will not be able to burn. Diet plans favoring low-fat...
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...health programs to meet those needs. PRECEDE (Predisposing, Reinforcing, and Enabling Constructs in Educational Diagnosis and Evaluation) outlines a diagnostic planning process to assist in the development of targeted and focused public health programs. PROCEED (Policy, Regulatory, and Organizational Constructs in Educational and Environmental Development) guides the implementation and evaluation of the programs designed using PROCEED.” (http://www.answers.com) One of the major causes of health related deaths in America today is cardiovascular disease. We live in a society where the majority of the families have parents working full time jobs in order to make ends meet. Parents don’t have time to cook healthy meals and fast food, in a majority of cases, is the answer for quick meals. Because of these factors School Age children often have a poor diet; consumption of soda, candy and fast food is the diet of choice. School Age children are spending more time in front of TV, computers or gaming devices than ever before. Combinations of poor diet and lack of activity is a major factor in childhood obesity. Childhood obesity will be presented as a topic and we will assess the need for this issue in the community. By discussing this topic it will help in the reduction of childhood obesity and also the risk factor associated with it will be recognized. The community recognition of these issues will be important to help fight childhood obesity. A series of interviews will be done...
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...nutrition has become more focused on the steps of biochemical sequences through which substances inside us and other living organisms are transformed from one form to another - metabolism and metabolic pathways” (Bellavia, 2013) The focus of Nutrition is on diseases, how to prevent or try to slow down conditions or problems by using a healthy diet. Nutrition also is involved in figuring out how certain diseases, or cancers may be caused by environmental factors, poor diet as with a people with malnutrition, and allergies to food. Nutrition is so important that major food manufactures employ scientists and nutritionists to help them educate and research. | 2. What is the connection between nutrition and health? | Nutrition and health are dependent on one another. Doctors will trace many emotional and physical problems to diet and lack of vitamins and minerals. Our primary source of energy is food with vitamins and supplements as substitutes. Everyone tries to have a well balanced diet to have a long health life, one that decreases the chance of acquiring a disease, or even help us recover when we are sick. In contrast, a sedentary lifestyle and poor chose of foods can cut our life span and set us up for a plethora of diseases and deformities. Our brain depends on carbohydrates, fatty acids, and vitamin B-12 in order to function properly. Our bones depend on calcium, protein, potassium to provide energy to the muscle. A balanced diet will help...
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...people should do to start losing weight. There are several ways to start losing weight. One is with diet pills or dietary supplements. Another is with a healthy diet and keeping track of the amount of calories to intake a day. While a healthy diet and diet pills are similar in terms of their components, they differ regarding the speed and the effectiveness of weight loss. A healthy diet and diet pills are similar in the components needed for each weight loss program. With both a healthy diet and diets pills, in order to lose the weight, a person needs to eat proper nutritional meals, including water, along with exercise (Coleman, 2011). Several diet pills advertisements will announce that a person can eat what ever they want and still lose weight as long as they take this pill , however, this is not true. The companies are exaggerating the claims to get people to purchase their product (Graves, 1999). When trying to lose weight on a pill it is healthier for the person to eat healthier then to eat what ever they want to as it can cause side effects. These side effects can include loose stool, gas with spotting, and unable to control when having to use the bathroom (Savage, n.d.). It will not only help you lose weight but also be healthier for you (Hensrud, 2011). When a person is trying to lose weight with a healthy diet, he can do so by tracking what is actually going into his mouth. To do so, he should track calories and other nutrients that he will ingest during...
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...three influences I’m basing my work on include, financial problems, peer pressure and social setting. The “change 4 life” campaign focuses on improving the health of both young children and adults. It promotes healthy eating through starter packs and online diet plans as well as encouraging participants to take part in excising. The change 4 life campaign is accessible online where those who visit can access a full range of information include 10 minute exercise suggestions, tips on how to cut down sugary food and alcohol intake and also gives advice on local activities happening within their area. The change 4 life campaign is advertised through the web, TV adverts, and leaflets and also through the National Health Service. Financial constraints can affect the health of individuals positively and negatively. Financial strain can affect the ability to shop for food that is more healthier as access to such shops is hard to come by, instead individuals may find it easier to access their local fast food restaurant as its cheaper but also for some people it’s just more convenient. The good thing about change for life is that its aimed at families who live on a budget the change 4 life campaign helps support those struggling financially but wishing to pursue a healthier lifestyle by offering vouchers which they can use to get discounts off fruit and vegetables which allows them to maintain the 5 a day rule. The positive effect of financial constraints means individuals are able to...
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...“How to Give Your Body the Nutrition it needs” Process Essay Tiffany Vogt Rasmussen College Author Note This paper is being submitted on November 9th, 2014 for Professor Branch’s G124/ENC101 Section 16 English Composition course. By fulfilling the nutritional requirements your body needs, it can increase your daily energy levels and overall well-being. Maintaining a well-balanced diet is much more critical for your health than many may think, what you eat now could potentially affect your health later down the road. “The benefits of good nutrition can be found in physical and mental health because a healthy diet provides energy, promotes good sleep, and gives the body what it needs to stay healthy.” (Medical Online, 2013). There are a few key elements that are needed in order to specifically know the nutrients needed for your own body. Daily nutritional values can vary upon every person due to many different factors such as; body weight, height, daily activity level, or chronic illnesses. A person who runs 3 miles a day and is diabetic will have a much different nutritional needs than a person who is overweight and does perform much physical activity. It is important to keep factors such as these in mind when reviewing your nutritional needs. Due to so many different factors playing roles in specifying a person’s nutritional needs, there are free websites that are capable of helping with the process. One of the sites I’ve found very helpful is one that has been created...
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...Successful People Rise and shine! Morning time just became your new best friend. Love it or hate it, utilizing the morning hours before work may be the key to a successful, and healthy, lifestyle. That’s right, early rising is a common trait found in many CEOs, government officials, and other influential people. Margaret Thatcher was up every day at 5 a.m.; Frank Lloyd Wright at 4 am and Robert Iger, the CEO of Disney wakes at 4:30am just to name a few. I know what you’re thinking – you do your best work at night. Not so fast. According to Inc. Magazine, morning people have been found to be more proactive and more productive. In addition, the health benefits for those with a life before work go on and on. Let’s explore 5 of the things successful people do before 8 am. 1. Exercise. I’ve said it once, I’ll say it again. Most people that work out daily, work out in the morning. Whether it’s a morning yoga session or a trip to the gym, exercising before work gives you a boost of energy for the day and that deserved sense of accomplishment. Anyone can tackle a pile of paperwork after 200 ab reps! Morning workouts also eliminate the possibility of flaking out on your cardio after a long day at work. Even if you aren’t bright eyed and bushy tailed at the thought of a 5 am jog, try waking up 15 minutes early for a quick bedside set of pushups or stretching. It’ll help wake up your body, and prep you for your day. 2. Map Out Your Day. Maximize your potential by mapping out your schedule for...
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...College Student’s Guide to Grocery Shopping Healthy Eating Made Easy Introducing Healthy Foods… To College Student’s Everywhere 1 | www.syattfitness.com This book is not intended for the treatment or prevention of disease, nor as a substitute for medical treatment, nor as an alternative to medical advice. Use of the guidelines herein is at the sole choice and risk of the reader and should be discussed with a health professional prior to implementation. 2 | www.syattfitness.com CONTENTS Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………………………….…..…4 Chapter 1: Protein………………………………………………………………………………………….……….5-9 Chapter 2: Carbohydrates……………………………………………………………………………….……10-14 Chapter 3: Fats……………………………………………………………………………………………….....15-19 Chapter 4: Beverages……………………………………………………………………………………………20-22 Chapter 5: Supplements……………………………………………………………………………………….23-25 Wrapping Up………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 26 3 | www.syattfitness.com The College Student’s Guide to Grocery Shopping Healthy Eating Made Easy Welcome to The College Students Guide to Grocery Shopping – Healthy Eating Made Easy! As a current college student myself, I understand that university life is a non-stop whirlwind of classes, sports, clubs, work, random shenanigans, and excessive fraternization with the opposite sex. Trust me, I get it. I also understand that learning how to strategically and consistently incorporate healthy options while enjoying the benefits of college...
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...follow the right recommendations. This was the main reason why I chose to teach this topic. Providing them with the right information and guidelines to face this issue is my goal. Besides being well aware and informed about the benefits of a healthy lifestyle, I am a person who is really passionate for food, cooking, and exercising. I am constantly reading and researching about nutritional news, facts and healthy ideas to include into my daily basis. Moreover, I am currently interning at WBHI, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to help women with breast cancer and heart disease. I am confident that prevention and education is key to a healthier and happier life. These are other secondary reasons why I felt motivated to teach students and professors in my community about “Healthy Lifestyle.” I will take advantage of this lesson as a way to educate my peers and professors using the right teaching techniques about what I already know and feel passionate about. First, I most understand their attitudes towards health and food. From past experiences and research, I have acknowledged that students and professors at college and universities like UM are relatively conscious about health issues. Most of them know and affirm that healthy patterns go in hand with a “mix” of food advantages like nutrition, quality, taste, and affordability and convenience (in most cases) together with physical exercise. However, many times they do not really know how achieve this ideal “mix”, or...
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...Business Model and Strategic Plan Part I: Conceptualizing a New Product or Service Division of an Existing Business BUS/475 February 9th, 2015 Table of Contents Introduction …………………………………………………………………….... 3 V-Gym analysis…..………………………………………………………………. 3 V-Gym’s mission statement and vision ………………………………………….. 4 Values and guiding principles..,………………………………………….………. 5 Organization’s strategic direction and aims …………………………..…………. 6 Customers need satisfaction and Achievement of Competitive Advantage……… 6 Conclusion………...………………………………………………………………. 7 References………...………………………………………………………………. 9 Introduction A Strategic plan is fundamental to conceptualizing and building up new business that existed for success. Mission, vision, and value statements are crucial factors that take a place as guiding and controlling standards for a business's strategic initiatives. This paper is Part 1 of my strategic plan descriptive analysis of mission and vision of V-Gym, and how all these statements will help V-Gym to separate itself from its rivals. In addition to that, the paper likewise discuss V-Gym's values, which are represented by its vision and mission statements, and how these values guide the organization's strategic directions, which thus will help the organization to fulfill its stakeholders, expand productivity, and separate itself from its rivals. V-Gym Analysis My business plan is focusing...
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...Education Is the Key to Making Healthful Choices Colleen Madigan DeVry University Education Is the Key to Making Healthful Choices Education regarding healthy, low cost food options will help low income families reduce obesity rates. They need to know that programs exist that can help them purchase healthy foods at a reasonable price. One such program was created by clinicians at Indiana University Health for the citizens in lower income areas in the city of Indianapolis. This program, Garden On The Go, brings healthy, fresh, organic produce to people in areas that have difficulty accessing these kinds of products. Interested families can use cash, debit or credit cards or food stamps and for a mere $7 can receive “one pound each of bananas, green beans and tomatoes, three pounds of potatoes, and a large bunch of greens” (Howell, 2012, p. 20). The notion that healthy food always costs more has been put to the test in an online contribution by Sarah Greesonbach from MSN Money (Greesonbach, 2012). She skillfully broke down the cost of making several items homemade and compared the cost to their store bought counter parts. Items she contrasted were white bread, yogurt, cake, and granola. The bread was the only item that came out cheaper store bought, and that was comparing it to a low cost plain white bread. Who wouldn’t prefer a healthier, tastier, homemade option that only costs a few cents more? Because most individuals want to engage in behaviors that are in...
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...For many years obesity has been a growing problem in Canada. Many people don’t have the resources for proper nutrition and exercise. Adults should be getting around 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity per week (citation). However, adults that work from nine to five and have families or other important … can’t find the time or money to join a gym or fitness class. Obesity has negative consequences on the health and lifestyle of an overweight person. Cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and osteoarthritis are some of the abundant diseases and disorders caused from obesity. But one of the biggest pressures for overweight individuals is the societal pressure to look like the ‘ideal’ woman or man. this has caused many people to start harmful diets to lose weight....
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...Killer of Our Youth? An Explanatory Essay Giovanni Atkins Goldey-Beacom College Obesity: The Killer of Our Youth An Explanatory Essay Everyday across the country, children practice unhealthy eating habits. Throughout the day they indulge in fatty foods that greatly affect their health, especially during school lunch. Schools lunches normally consist of quick and easy options like pizza, chips, soda, etc., all foods that when eaten regularly can lead to serious health problems. Children are prone to these eating habits everywhere and have learned from school. It’s for reasons like this that obesity in children has doubled in the last 25 years. What was once known, as Adult-Onset Diabetes is now common within our youth and caused from childhood obesity. An article from USATOADAY titled “Unhealthy Risks for Kids Tip Scale” explains this, also going into detail about the debate between enforcing healthy lunches for students and keeping junk food in schools. Though fattening foods may be easily prepared, is the timing really worth the lives of our kids? Could a healthier diet at school make for a healthier lifestyle? These questions need answers. Let us begin. In order to get something accomplished, you must involve the government. An article from the Washington Post titled “Junk Food Widely Available at U.S Elementary Schools Despite Anti- Obesity Push” explains this and how federal regulation is necessary in order to enforce healthier school lunches. With childhood obesity...
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...Obesity an American Epidemic HCS/552 Karen L. Chambers University of Phoenix Monday June 4, 2012 Professor James Hamilton Obesity an American Epidemic Numerous research studies have confirmed that poor eating habits, lack of exercise and a sedentary lifestyle are the prime contributors to obesity in the US. Because of on the go life styles, fast food consumption and microwave meals, people have sacrificed their health. Instead of eating pure, wholesome foods, many people opt to eat a diet of packaged, processed and refined foods. Obesity is a condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to such levels that a person’s health can be negatively affected. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have ranked obesity as the number one health threat in America, with an estimated 400,000 deaths annually. (Smoking causes an estimated 440,000 deaths annually) Being simply overweight is not as dangerous as being obese. An overweight person can easily lose a few pounds by monitored diets and exercise, and usually regains a healthy body and mind. Obese people cannot accomplish this as easily, no matter how much effort is exerted. Studies conducted by researchers at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, examined three large, nationally representative surveys on food consumption conducted from 1987 to 1998. The survey collected data on what more than 63,000 people said that they ate. Salty snacks (crackers, chips, pretzels) increased from 1 ounce to...
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...in an effort to continue the weight loss and vary her meal options. 12lbs lost, surely adding their diet supplements and snacks will speed the process along. Time for the big moment, Cindy steps on the scale waits patiently as the digitals cycle thru and then the results. Confused Cindy steps off the scale, moves it to a different spot and tries again; only to see the same numbers looking back at her. Only 2lbs lost. How can this be, she ate only their food, and took their supplements. She had painstakingly followed their guidelines. Once again, frustrated and defeated, Cindy gives up on the plan. These claims gave Cindy a false sense of hope in believing that she did not have to put in the work required in order to obtain a healthy lifestyle. Thousands of consumers share the same experience as Cindy every day; buying into the promise of rapid weight loss and investing hundreds to thousands of dollars a year into the latest and greatest new fad diet. Life can be hard, shaming, and frustrating so no more adding to the complication by restricting what we eat, when we eat and how we eat. The purpose of this paper is to reiterate the consequences caused by fad diets in our lives; blaming ourselves for constantly failing, feeling guilty for wasting money, shame for regaining back all the weight (plus), and the defeated with the realization that it’s not something that can be maintain for a lifetime. Fad diets will no longer...
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