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    Obesity: a Modern Day Epidmic

    30.5 percent are considered obese (Healthy Youth, 2008). The eating and exercise habits that contribute to this epidemic, generally, begin in childhood (Childhood Obesity, 2010). Therefore, society must change the habits taught to our children in order to change the increasing trend of obesity in our country. To put the seriousness of this epidemic in perspective one should first look at the meaning of epidemic. According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary an epidemic is “an unexpectedly large number

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    Nutrition Paper

    optimal wellness. Evaluation of my current fitness and nutritional habits helped me to identify areas for improvement to my physical health. I will choose three healthy fitness and nutritional habits that I can incorporate into my lifestyle. My eating habits can be described as meal skipping, lacking fruits and vegetables, and nutrient and vitamin deficit. In addition to this, my water intake is almost nonexistent. My current fitness routine is minimal. I do not have a regular exercise plan.

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    Pathophysiology Paper

    of her right lower leg. This patient has a history of smoking three packs a day for 40 years and unfortunately has admitted to smoking again. She has high blood sugar; however, she cannot remember the name of the medication she is taking for it. She has a “touch” of high blood pressure and claims she controls her hypertension by eating a low salt diet. Her husband passed away 14 years ago and she states that she misses him very much. As the weeks continue, our patient is experiencing dyspnea upon

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    Blueprint to Bakers Heaven

    Retail Right Retail Right marketing strategy report A Blueprint to Baker’s Heaven Prepared by Adam Stone For Baxter Bakeries 23 Flinders Lane Brighton SA 5048 Australia 31/01/2015 Executive Summary Baxter Bakeries are a small business situated in the suburb of Brighton which is in the city of Adelaide and currently has a population of 14,907 people (ABS 2014). The suburb of Brighton is only ten minutes from Glenelg which is a popular tourist spot in Adelaide, and has over

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    Fastfood

    customers. Many Americans who patronize fast foods are considered to be overweight or obese. According to World Health Organization (2003), frequent fast food consumption is also a health concern because fast foods are loaded with calories from refined sugar and fats. It is also very high in sodium and other additives. It is a major risk factor for a large number of deadly diseases like hypertension, high cholesterol, heart disease, and even many types of cancers. Fast food chains are also wide spreading

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    Chocolate Consumption

    Worldwide Consumption The Top Chocolate Loving Nations are (lbs/yr): 1. Switzerland 22.36 2. Austria 20.13 3. Ireland 19.47 4. Germany 18.04 5. Norway 17.93 Chocolate Consumption Distribution Worldwide Not all countries are able to enjoy the sweet taste of chocolate equally. There is a profound dichotomy between those nations that extract the raw materials and those who indulge in the finished product. As it is shown in the maps available, all but one of the top twenty

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    From Kazakhstan

    2014 Word count: 1,016 University Preparatory Certificate, CPS, NU Astana Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines obesity as a state known as accumulation and storage of redundant fat inside the body. An imbalanced eating of food or calories with respect to the number of energy spent is a primary reason for obesity. Moreover, there are other causes of obesity such as direct food marketing and soft

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    How Child Obesity Affects Children from Low-Income Families

    minority groups. The government is now becoming more concerned about this issue. Some of the ways they have tried to alleviate this issue is by making programs that create “opportunities for students to make informed choices regarding healthy eating behaviors” (Datar and Sturm, 1060). The United States Congress has already considered several legislations such as the ‘Improved Nutrition and Physical Activity Act’ or ‘IMPACT’ ” (Datar and Sturm, 1060). Locally policy makers are involved in making

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    Holistic Health

    1. Demonstrate understanding of the relationship between the mind, body and spirit. Life experiences have taught me that the mind is responsible for everything that happens in your life whether it good or bad. A healthy body is not possible without a healthy mind. The mind and body are one. According to the Webster’s dictionary, (1999), “the mind is an intellectual abililty, a desire, a mood and the part of an individual that feels, perceives thinks and reasons. The mind is the mental quality

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    Restaurant History

    Restaurants are one of the most common places all over the world. The restaurant business has grown rapidly in twenty first century because of the fact that almost every day there are thousands of people going to restaurant. There are many reasons for people dining in at a restaurant. People dine in at the restaurant because of the busy schedule, to socialize, to eat varieties of food, and many more. What is a restaurant? According to oxford dictionary, “Restaurant is a place where people pay to

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