The foods available at homes, the location of the home and fast food restaurants, and even the way the government supports the local and international farmers effect a child's eating diet. ... After stating this fact, if a parent(s) cannot afford the healthy option and eat at fast food restaurants every night, the child will not have a healthy diet. ... A lot of students have been complaining not only about the portion size of the food, but also the food in general. Many students say the food looks unappetizing and the food does not taste good. ... These foods are cheap and easy to come b...

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Here is a sample chart, for a faster calculation of BMI As shown in the chart, the different categories would determine how strict of a diet the individual would need in order to drop down into the healthy zone. ... Pre packaged food is what one can expect when going on a Jenny Craig diet. ... In terms of restrictiveness, no entire food group is restricted from the diet. ... Again this is cost goes all towards the food. ... All foods have what they call flex points. ...

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I used to discovered lots of places with special food anytime I was free. I remembered my favorite food is fried chicken and cheese sticks. Eating these food day by day made me overweight, and the doctor said I had a heart problem. ... America, where fast food is everywhere with a very affordable price, was one of the most country having a highest rate of the obesity. ... Beside, junk food is a major reason, also. ...

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This is due to the body's efforts to conserve energy during food restriction (Hill, Sparling, Shields and Heller, 1987). Weight loss is achieved through formulas or food supplements (i.e., Slim-Fast) or restricting food intake. ... These include formula diets or monitoring food intake. ... Loss of energy due to food restriction is effected by how well the body is able to conserve energy. ... Not all investigators have found that exercise increases the rate of weight loss when coupled with food restriction. ...

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After gradually reducing her food intake to a few vegetables a day and then adding a vigorous exercise program, she still feels "fat" and plans to continue dieting. ... (Myers, Psychology pg. 432) Mary suffers from anorexia nervosa, a condition where a person becomes significantly underweight by limiting food intake considerably. ... Bulimia nervosa, on the other hand, is a disorder marked by repeated episodes of overeating followed by forcefully vomiting, laxative use, fasting or excessive exercise. ... (Myers, Psychology pg. 74) Another condition which effects society today, is the...

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