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Thus, it is a strong prerogative that obesity should be halted at its earliest stages.... obesity has been growing at a sharp rate during the last few years, which is a highly-documented phenomenon not just in media within the UK but across the world, and this can be blamed on several factors such as changing lifestyles of people, poor eating habits, accessibility of processed and fast food, and the lack of strict governmental regulations on implementing a healthy diet (Daries, 2012; van der Lingen, 2008)....
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childhood obesity has emerged as one of the biggest problems in the modern society.... It is indisputable that the debate underlying the topic pertains to the question of nurture versus nature.... obesity is a health problem that is mainly caused by consumption of junk food.... According to Lexis (77), seventy five percent of children in various states in the United States are affected by obesity.... Perhaps, most controversial of all has been the proposal that the parents should be held responsible for obesity in their children, citing parental negligence....
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This declares government medicine policy.... Governments have accepted their responsibility of providing a comprehensive and efficient health service for the short and long term promotion of the public's health and well-being.... This responsibility comes with an enormous challenge.... hellip; According to the paper if anyone wonders just how important the delivery of primary health care is to the general public and just how much this system is valued by the programs beneficiaries, one can immediately gauge the depth of public interest by the levels of proactive input which was generated by the DOH 2005 Our health, Our care, Our say....
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One of these criteria is how data will be collected.... In this regard, it is necessary for data collection processes to be easy to do but at the same time… This means the collection processes can be done by the programs aides with only minimal instructions and can be followed easily by them....
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Behaviorism, social cognitive approach and Vygotsky's theory emphasize the role of social environment in the formation of certain psychological, cognitive and emotional traits in the individual, stressing importance of interaction with family, peers and instructors.... Considering the development pattern for Nora and the fact that there are no inherent genetic mental issues or physiological injuries that could hinder her development, it is reasonable to address nurture-based theories of development in order to draw parallels between the current state and the environmental effect produced on the client during her most sensitive development period....
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The paper "The Issues Around Sustainability in obesity" discusses that it is people fundamental right to eat and drink whatever they wish.... However, they must be educated and made aware of the dire consequences of taking a lot of calories without engaging in work or physical activity....
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The only good memories of childhood that Ronald has are the ones he enjoyed with his five nannies during his childhood.... ccording to Erikson (1985), early childhood represents the stage between 18 months and three years old.... This may help explain the reason why Ronald is not able to maintain good relationships even with his wife because he did not develop feelings of self-esteem during his childhood....
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he continuous debate on nature versus nurture has compelled scholars to carry out a wide range of empirical studies in a bid to determine whether hereditary or environmental factors have a stronger influence on individual behavior and dispositions.... Twin and adoption studies have been vastly used as a tool for dissecting the nature versus nurture debate.... "Twin and Adoption Issue and the Nature-nurture Debate" paper argues that due to the conflicting results of many twin and adoption studies, the findings obtained from these studies do not provide compelling evidence that can resolve the 'nature-nurture debate'....
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