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In the paper 'Adolescent emotional development' the author analyzes the psychological aspect of girls at the adolescent age, suffering from anorexia and obesity.... The psychological aspect of an individual encompasses feelings, thoughts, and human interaction.... ... ... ... The following discussion touches topics regarding emotional, social, and cognitive dimensions....
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Empowerment in Adolescent Obesity: State of The Science.... obesity-Empowerment What Would Empowerment 'Enthusiasts' Think Of The Proposals For Addressing The Problem Of obesity Indicated In The Article?... When the weight of the body is greater than the approved weight with good physical shape it is called obesity.... obesity can happen because of consuming unhealthy food and inadequate physical exercise.... The rising inexpensive extra calorie meals such as fast foods, growing urbanisation, shifting medium of transportation and others have increased the obesity rate in this era....
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Global changes in diet and activity patterns are fueling the obesity epidemic, as obesity is reaching pandemic proportions throughout the world (World Health Organization (WHO), 1998).... Within England the rate of obesity has almost tripled in the last two decades and the statistics indicate that almost 20% of adults are classified as obese (National Audit Office, 2001a; Erens et al.... The statistics with regards to obesity in children and adolescents are almost as profound as those for adult....
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The current research was designed to address some of the issues that have led to childhood obesity and to introduce exergaming as a.... Recognising that childhood obesity has trebled over the last decade (Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, 2010), some cities such as San Francisco have made it illegal for fast food restaurants to add toys to unhealthy food options.... he aim of the present research is to help reduce the rate of childhood obesity in the primary schools....
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My interest for the dissertation further extends to health conditions among poor population segments, especially obesity and diabetes.... Within this scope, I may focus on the relationship between poverty levels and incidence rates of obesity as well as relationship between incidences of obesity and diabetes and food security among the population segment.... Of prime target are adolescent girls because of their presumed vulnerability to their environment....
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This research will begin with the statement that obesity is one of the major public health concerns worldwide, most especially in the USA.... This paper tells that obesity among adolescents in the USA is highest among Black American girls with 29.... BMI above the 95th percentile indicated obesity.... % prevalence and publicly insured adolescent girls with 24.... According to the research findings, it can, therefore, be said that the main purpose of the study 'Effect of dietary behavior modification on anthropometric indices and eating behavior in obese adolescent girls' was a two-fold objective: one was to evaluate the effects of behavior modification on anthropometric indices and the other one was to explore improvement in eating behavior of adolescents if behavior modification would be used as an intervention....
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From the paper "Diabetes Mellitus Type One" it is clear that diabetes type 1 is a lifetime condition that may never be cured.... This condition, therefore, relies on proper management which is characterized by the proper dosage of insulin, proper diet and physical activity.... .... ... ... Education involves teaching the patient things that may help her prevent complications....
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This essay "Dietary Patterns for Girls in the United Arab Emirates" provides an in-depth analysis and understanding of the dietary patterns and nutrition for girls' teenagers in the United Arab Emirates.... It compares and contrasts the use of different public health nutrition approaches.... ... ...
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