Furthermore, since refined sugar is rapidly converted in the blood to fat (triglycerides), it promotes obesity, risk of heart disease, and diabetes. ... If an individual is able to resist the cravings then the blood sugar level drops and results in undesirable side effects of craving the sugar or a decreased ability to resist the temptation, which is comparable to the cigarette addict who craves a smoke or a heroin addict who needs a fix just to feel normal ((Shiuchi et al). This explains why many people may struggle to control the ingestion of high sugar foods when constantly subjected to the...

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Research shows that why protein is possibly effective for giving infants a lower risk of developing Eczema (itchy red skin) if they consume whey protein. ... In terms of there being a lack of enough sufficient evidence, there are unproven possibilities that whey protein can improve any of the following: Athletic performance, Asthma, Cancer, Cystic fibrosis, Asthma caused by exercise, Non-alcoholic liver disease, Hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, High cholesterol, High blood pressure, Infections developed while in the hospital, Inherited disorders that cause mental and developmental problems, Ovarian cysts,...

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Furthermore, the article "Health effects of obesity" had pointed out a lot more health diseases that caused by obesity such as high blood pressure, diabetes, hypertension, stroke, joint problems, sleep apnea, cancer, psychosocial effects, and so on. ... The best way to lose weight is to reduce the caloric intake. ... Dividing your food into five small meals during a day can keep you up with your metabolism and reduce the amount of sugar in your blood. ... Drinking a glass of waer before eating can reduce the hunger. ... If the law was passed, placing a high tax on soda would discou...

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A study was done in Britain to see if being obese as a child had a life time affect. ... Obese children are having abnormal blood pressure and cholesterol values. ... Clare Colins said that overweight children were experiencing high blood pressure, mechanical and metabolism problems, and beginning of heart disease. ... This is where cells gradually become less receptive to the effects of the hormone insulin, which reduces blood glucose levels after a meal or snack. ... And if they develop diabetes before the age of 20 they face a lifetime of being at high risk for complications. ...

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Children that are obese are at risk for behavioral problems, depression, low self-esteem, emotional problems and they commonly have medical problems like high blood pressure (Papalia & Feldman, 2012). ... Theoretical Perspective In the news article childhood obesity related to the cognitive theory because we think before we eat and we think that if were hungry we need to eat, that's what makes sense to us. ... Gollust believes that if there is a prevention policy in place obesity will be much less of a problem and children wouldn't be able to get obese. ... Getting a message across t...

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With sufficient funding and research scientist will be able to reduce adolescent obesity before the problem gets out of control. ... high blood pressure, a contributor to stroke and heart disease. ... The scientists wanted to know if weights of the children were closer to their biological or adoptive parents. ... Unfortunately, much of the food they enjoy contains high amounts of calories. ... Children also eat a lot of fast food, which tends to be high in fat and calories. ...

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In addition to the consumption of foods high in fats and sugars, sedentary of many children is, in fact, making them even more obese; physical activity is essential to growth and good health. ... As if that was not enough, to get from one side to another, we always opt to use the car instead of biking around and walking, or we rather watch a movie better than exercise. Technology is created to facilitate and reduce man's work; it has done very well to the point where if we go somewhere, we will have a machine with an engine that will take us to our destination. ... It means that your bloo...

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When placed in a setting, such as a family mealtime, where they are expected to eat they will often cut their food into small pieces and move it around their plate to make it look as if they have eaten, or they will hide food in their napkin. ... Anorexics often suffer from a shrunken heart with an irregular beat, a loss of bone marrow, brittle bones, and a low pulse and blood pressure. ... A binge is to eat an unusually large quantity of food-most often food that is high in calorie and very fattening-at one time. ... Some examples include; broken blood vessels in the face, bite marks on the m...

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