...objects, people, subjects, or concepts are you going to |I will compare and contrast two different methods of losing weight | |compare and contrast? |which are exercise and diet pills. | |What are the similarities between the two objects, people, subjects, |The similarities are that they can both help you lose weight. Also, | |or concepts? List as many similarities that you can think of. |both exercise and diet pills can have side effects, help increase your| | |energy, and confidence. | |What are the differences between the two objects, people, subjects, or|The differences between exercise and diet pill are, exercise can be | |concepts? List as many differences that you can think of. |free, keeps your heart in shape, controls stress and anxiety. Diet | | |pills are, effortless, pain free, and save you time. | |Are you going to focus on similarities, differences, or both? Explain |I am going to focus on both similarities and differences because, I | |your rationale. |want to show how exercise is better for you than taking diet pills. | | ...
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...Compare-and-Contrast Essay E. Ashlea Griffith COM/155 August 24, 2013 Tiffany Tang Compare-and-Contrast Essay In the past thirty years obesity in children and teens have nearly tripled. More than one-third of adults and over 12.5 million children and teens are obese in the United States (Zinczenko, 2006). This is rather extreme, but there are ways to reduce these numbers. Two popular ways are; The Alli Diet which is a fad diet, and The Abs Diet, that is a diet and exercise program. According to Zinczenko (2006), Studies have shown that 80 percent of fad diets fail, and the weight will be gained back right after the diet has ended. The Alli Diet is a dietary supplement that is taken three times a day, 30 minutes before a meal that follows a strict diet. The Abs Diet is an exercise program where there are different options for everyone- whether it is at the gym or at home, with or without equipment. The Alli Diet may be what’s in style, but when considering the physical effects, nutritional value, and health benefits, The Abs Diet is healthier as a whole. The effects of both The Alli Diet and The Abs Diet can be physically life changing. The Alli pill is designed to be taken with a reduced- calorie, low-fat meal containing 15-30 percent fat depending on each phase and stops the body from absorbing about 25% of the fats that is consumed. The Alli Diet is meant for short-term...
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...With excess weight a greater problem than ever, the question of whether dieting or exercising is more likely to lose weight is vital. The purpose of my essay is to compare and contrast the expenses, health benefits, and weight loss between these two methods. Exercising to lose weight can be expensive, if you don’t do your research. Most exercise plans cause for gym equipment, memberships, video tapes, and clothing. These expenses can be lowered by finding an alternative exercise, which doesn’t cause for purchasing Items. Dancing and step aerobics can be done in your own home, avoiding membership fees. Unlike exercising, dieting doesn’t require equipment to lose weight. Dieting requires nutritious food, that’s low in calories. Dieting can get expensive, if you choose to lose weight by taking pills. Diet pills are required to be taken over a long period. To avoid these expenses, you should choose a healthy eating plan that will stick with you for the rest of your life. Exercising has its benefits. There are many exercises you can do to maintain good health. Some examples are, walking, running, aerobics, and weight training. These exercises prevent obesity; reduce the risk of dying from heart disease. Compared to dieting, if you don’t exercise; this doubles your risk of having heart disease. Exercise prevents high blood pressure and controls blood sugar levels in individuals with diabetes. One big difference in exercising to lose weight, is exercising lowers the...
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...more now than ever, the question is whether dieting or exercising is more likely to lose weight. The point of my essay is to compare and contrast the expenses, health benefits, and weight loss between dieting and exercising. Exercising to lose weight can be expensive, if you don’t look more in to other plans. Most exercise plans cause for four main things, gym equipment, memberships, video tapes, and clothing. These expenses can be lowered by finding an alternative exercise, which doesn’t cause for purchasing Items. If you are good at dancing and step aerobics you can do this in your own home, this avoiding membership fees. The good thing about exercising, dieting doesn’t require equipment to lose weight. On the down side dieting May requires nutritious food, that’s low in calories. Dieting can get expensive, if you choose to lose weight by taking pills. Diet pills are required to be taken over a long period. To avoid this expense, you should choose a healthy eating plan that will stick with you and your daily life and everyday objects. Exercising has its benefits. There are many things that you could do to maintain good health. Some include, walking, running, and weight training. These exercises prevent obesity; reduce the risk of heart disease. Compared to dieting, if you don’t exercise; this doubles your risk of having heart disease. Exercise prevents high blood pressure and controls blood sugar levels in people with diabetes. One big difference in exercising to lose weight,...
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...you have to be slim and trim. With excess weight a greater problem than ever, the question of whether dieting prince or princess being slim goes a along with it. Weight is a major factor, must people think to look good you have to be slim and trim. With excess weight a greater problem than ever, the question of whether dieting or excising is more likely to lose weight is vital. The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast the expenses, health benefits and weight loss between these two methods. Exercising to lose weight can be expensive, if you don’t do your research. Most exercise plans because for gym memberships, video tapes, DVD’s, clothing. These expenses can be lowered by finding an alternative exercise which doesn’t cause for purchasing items. Dancing and step aerobics can be done in your own home, avoiding membership’s fees. Unlike exercising dieting doesn’t require equipment to lose weight. Dieting r3equires nutritious food, that’s low in calories. Dieting can get expensive if you choose to lose weight by taking pills. Diet pills are required to be taken over a long period. To avoid these expenses, you should choose healthy eating plans that will stick with you for the rest of your life....
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...Mendonca DISCUSSION The objective of this study is to examine the differences between the vegan and omnivore diet and to study the relationship of these diets to body composition, blood lipids, and the serum hormones vitamin D and parathyroid hormone. As seen previously, those eating an omnivore diet consumed significantly more dietary protein than those consuming a vegan diet (2; 3). The values we observed for dietary protein in both the vegan and the omnivore groups were similar to those seen by Hadded et al. (3) and Janelle and Barr (2). The women in our study eating an omnivore diet exceeded the RDA for protein. In contrast to other studies of vegetarians and vegans, our data also showed that vegan women met the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for protein (50 g) (7). Low protein intake has been shown to cause secondary hyperparathyroidism (4), but this is not seen in our vegan group perhaps because the protein intake in the vegan group did not fall as below as 0.7g/kg; the level that resulted in hyperparathyroidism in the Kerstetter et al. study (4) and is above the recommended intake of 0.8g/kg (7). Total fat, saturated fat, and dietary cholesterol have been previously reported to be higher in omnivores (2; 3) and our data agree with those findings. This is likely due to the inclusion of meat and dairy products, high in protein and fat, in the omnivore diet Fiber, vitamin A, and vitamin C were seen to be significantly greater in past studies of vegans, (2); however...
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...Heritage Assessment NRS-429V | Culture and Cultural Competency in Health Promotion John Thomas 3/24/13 The Heritage Assessment tool is primarily used as a device to evaluate health maintenance, health protection, and health restoration of a person’s cultural beliefs and values (Spector, 2006). This assessment helps aid in providing quality patient care in that it helps to meet and respect the needs of different types of people and their respective backgrounds (Spector, 2002). This particular paper serves to compare and contrast the ethnicities of Indian, Caucasian, and Arabic families using health maintenance, health protection, and health restoration as evaluation markers. The purpose was to identify and isolate different groups of people and their unique health practices and traditions that were based off their heritage or background. An assessment of these ethnicities led to several discoveries that I believe could truly improve our methods of health care. Cultural awareness is an essential part of life, especially in this country that is considered to be the melting pot of the world. Cultural awareness can be defined as understanding and appreciation the difference between oneself and people of other backgrounds and cultural beliefs (Shen, 2004). Cultural competence is a term used to refer to awareness and skill acquired to be able to care for people of different ethnicities and cultures (Purnell, 2002). The heritage assessment tool serves as a questionnaire of sorts...
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...replacement of tissues. Nutrition is also the science or study that deals with food and nourishment, especially in humans. As well as a good source of nourishment; food. Why is nutrition essential to our daily lives? Being without an essential nutrient or not having as part of our regular diet is often linked to specific illnesses and chronic diseases. For example, high blood pressure, brittle bones, and various forms of cancer. 2. What is the connection between nutrition and health? No matter how hard we try to ignore it, this old adage still rings true. “You are what you eat”. Good health is largely dependent on good nutrition, so much so that doctors trace many physical and emotional ailments back to a diet deficient in vitamins and minerals. Food is the primary source for health and nutrition, although vitamins and supplements act as substitutes. Many medicines and drugs designed to improve health contain synthetic replicas of enzymes and chemicals found in nutrient-dense foods. A well-balanced diet that offers consistent health and nutrition is often extolled for encouraging long life, lowering the incidence of disease, and helping sick people recover. In contrast, inadequate nutrition and poor-quality foods can generally cut life span and subject a person to a range of diseases and deformities. The body needs fuel and building-blocks in order to create the energy it needs for metabolism, elimination of wastes, and execution of its immune, digestive,...
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...A Review of Literature of MEDIA’S INFLUENCE ON BODY IMAGE and its AFFECTS Introduction Body image is a central part of mental and physical well-being, and because the mass media are pervasive communicators of social standards, they greatly influence people’s perception by setting unrealistic standards for what is “normal” for body weight and appearance. Thus, reinforcing people to emulate and believe what they see and hear. There is an extensive amount of studies on the effects of media exposure on body dissatisfaction and the experience of negative thoughts and esteem about one’s body, which is linked to a range of physical and mental health problems, including eating disorders and low self-esteem. Body Image: Self-Esteem and Identity Several individual variables predict or influence the relationship between media exposure and body disturbances. Most of the research has been done with women and girls, for whom the “body perfect” ideal is ultra-thin, and whose media models are typically underweight (Tantleff-Dunn, 1999). To determine whether viewing images of thin models influences how women feel about their bodies, there were many studies done using the social comparison framework, finding that women engage in “upward social comparisons,” comparing themselves to the thin models depicted in the media. When women believe that they do not measure up to the models, they feel more negatively about their own weight and body. For example, Lin and...
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...millions of people worldwide especially the African American race and is often limited to the Asian culture. According to the American College of Cardiology CVD is the largest single cause of death among women. The economic impact in the United States although difficult to estimate figures show an amount over $400 billion was spent in 2006 on health care as a result of lost productivity compared to other deadly diseases, (American Heart Association [AHA], 2007). The cohort follow-up study can either be viewed from a prospective or retrospective view. A prospective cohort study is when the investigators begin enrolling subjects and collecting baseline exposure information, none of the subjects has developed any of the outcomes of interest. In contrast, retrospective studies are conceived after some people have already developed the outcomes of interest. The main objective from either perspective compares the risks and...
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...Ashley Chong Derek Gladwin Essay #2 2/7/2015 Does sex sell? It is quite common nowadays for a young woman to flip through a consumer magazine or turn on the television and find provocative images of beautiful women, and men, in revealing outfits selling a wide range of branded goods. Sexual imagery, varying from modest to the obscene, is used throughout much of the commercial advertising in today’s social media. According to Branding Strategy Insider, “Sexual information does grab attention. Sex evokes a hardwired emotional response that is linked to species survival” (Daye). In the advertising world, employing sexual imagery is an effective means to draw attention to a product. However, the marketing industry must be wary of images that traditionalize or stereotype male-female gender roles. The above advertisement is a good example of an advertisement that uses sexual imagery to draw attention to a product. The above image shows two women holding two different food bars. Both women are of similar height, ethnicity and hair color. The differences between the women are that the woman on the left is a plus-size woman holding a sugary candy bar whereas the woman on the right is a lean woman holding a Detour protein bar. The text at the top of the advertisement states, “There’s Candy Bars...Then There’s PROTEIN Candy Bars.” (Cape). The advertisers of the referenced image use a, “if you eat this product, then you get this result” sort-of comparison when describing...
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...requirements range from speed to endurance, from a light physique to explosive power, and from multiple events lasting less than a minute to a single race lasting more than 2–3 hours. Despite the extreme contrast in these characteristics, all athletes share some common nutrition goals (see Table 6-1). This chapter will briefly explore these goals. Table 6-1. The athlete’s nutrition goals. Characteristic Everyday eating or training diet The athlete’s nutrition-related goals • Achieve and maintain a physique that is suited to the event • Eat to stay healthy and injury-free • Train hard and promote optimal adaptations and recovery from the training programme • Practice competition eating in training to fine tune strategies • Prepare adequate fuel stores for the event • Eat and drink well on competition day to prepare for an event and to recover between multiple events • During prolonged events (> 1 hour), replace fluid and carbohydrate to enhance performance • Achieve competition strategies when traveling • Make use of specialised sports foods to meet nutritional goals when it is impractical to eat everyday foods • Make wise decisions about the use of nutritional ergogenic aids based on cost: benefit analysis Competition eating Sports foods and dietary supplements A. The Training Diet 1. Achieving Energy Needs Energy needs vary according to body size, the energy cost of training (volume, frequency, and intensity of workouts) and requirements for growth or changes in body physique...
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...Antioxidant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search An antioxidant is a molecule capable of slowing or preventing the oxidation of other molecules. Oxidation is a chemical reaction that transfers electrons from a substance to an oxidizing agent. Oxidation reactions can produce free radicals, which start chain reactions that damage cells). Antioxidants terminate these chain reactions by removing free radical intermediates, and inhibit other oxidation reactions by being oxidized themselves. As a result, antioxidants are often reducing agents such as thiols, ascorbic acid or polyphenols.[1] Although oxidation reactions are crucial for life, they can also be damaging; hence, plants and animals maintain complex systems of multiple types of antioxidants, such as glutathione, vitamin C, and vitamin E as well as enzymes such as catalase, superoxide dismutase and various peroxidases. Low levels of antioxidants, or inhibition of the antioxidant enzymes, cause oxidative stress and may damage or kill cells. As oxidative stress might be an important part of many human diseases, the use of antioxidants in pharmacology is intensively studied, particularly as treatments for stroke and neurodegenerative diseases. However, it is unknown whether oxidative stress is the cause or the consequence of disease. Antioxidants are also widely used as ingredients in dietary supplements in the hope of maintaining health and preventing diseases such as cancer...
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...Guide to living with Parkinson’s disease Welcome to the second edition of the ‘Guide to living with Parkinson’s disease’, produced by H Lundbeck A/S and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries in close collaboration with the European Parkinson’s Disease Association (EPDA). This guide has been designed to answer the most immediate questions of a person diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and their carer. It provides information on the disease itself, as well as the many aspects of treatment and practical disease management, including medications, surgery, diet, exercise/physiotherapy, and emotional support. Another very important part of living with Parkinson’s disease is keeping a full and active life while maintaining good communication with others. With this in mind, the guide contains hints, tips and tools to help in daily communication with carers, family, friends and children, as well as with doctors and other members of the healthcare team. These resources can be used every day alongside the other elements of the binder, such as the ‘Guide to healthy eating’, the daily diary, and the medication record. In order to keep this booklet a handy size, it has not been possible to include advice on every aspect of life with Parkinson’s disease. However, where a subject is not dealt with in detail, the reader is directed towards other sources (books, websites, etc.) where more comprehensive information can be found. We hope that you will find this guide valuable in everyday life, and...
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...Vitamin From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A bottle of high potency B-complex vitamin supplement pills. A vitamin (US /ˈvaɪtəmɪn/ and UK /ˈvɪtəmɪn/) is an organic compound and a vital nutrient that an organism requires in limited amounts.[1] An organic chemical compound (or related set of compounds) is called a vitamin when the organism cannot synthesize the compound in sufficient quantities, and must be obtained through the diet; thus, the term "vitamin" is conditional upon the circumstances and the particular organism. For example, ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is a vitamin for humans, but not for most other animal organisms. Supplementation is important for the treatment of certain health problems, but there is little evidence of nutritional benefit when used by otherwise healthy people.[2] By convention, the term vitamin includes neither other essential nutrients, such as dietary minerals, essential fatty acids, or essential amino acids (which are needed in amounts greater than are vitamins) nor the great number of other nutrients that promote health, and are required less often to maintain the health of the organism.[3] Thirteen vitamins are universally recognized at present. Vitamins are classified by their biological and chemical activity, not their structure. Thus, each "vitamin" refers to a number of vitamer compounds that all show the biological activity associated with a particular vitamin. Such a set of chemicals is grouped under an alphabetized vitamin "generic descriptor"...
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