According to a study done by WHO (2011), before the trend of processed or "fast" food, Asian countries like Thailand was one of the most successful countries to keep its food related health problems to the minimum. ... After this realization, Asian foods like Thai meals, both taste and health pleasing, has become popular and even Acupuncturist and authors like Cathy Margolin and Brad Tuttle recommend it. ... According to Mantra.com, the most westernized part of the world, United States, has about 5,708 Thai restaurants. ... Not only has "modernized" Thai food become popular...

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Aim of report The aim of this report is to find the most popular fad diets and investigate what changes and damage they could cause to your body. ... The age range with the most people to be on fad diets is the 31-40 age range. ... It was found in the case of the most popular diet, Atkins, that low carbohydrate diets can cause many health problems. One of the most major is ketosis. ... Most of these can be extremely harmful. ...

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After being so familiar with McDonald I thought that this fast food should be the worlds most favorite fast food restaurant because of its food and its service. ... Nowadays, there are many fast food restaurants like KFC, Burger king, Dunkin Donuts but personally I feel McDonald's stand out the most and this should be everyone's favorite. ... It has also been involved in a number of lawsuits and legal cases, most of which was trademark disputes. 3) Low paid job :- It's also known as McJob which means a slang for low paid job. ... Marketing Mix 1) Product :- The most import...

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Not only are sweets rewarding in taste, but also they are also the most eye coughing foods. ... Healthy baking is not an oxy moron, like most believe it to be. ... Artificial sweeteners are the most common sugar substitute. ... It is most often used in fillings, custards, sauces, and marinades. ... It is so popular that three out of every four Americans use margarine over butter. ...

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Throughout the past decade many low-carb diets have become popular, an estimated 26 million people have tried it, and marketers have been quick of capitalize on the trend. ... This diet was popular for years but the Atkins diet has taken over with force. ... Atkins is by far the most well-known, low carb diet guru. ... Some of his other accomplishments were being named one of People magazine's "25 Most Intriguing People", Time magazines "People Who Mattered in 2002," and one of Barbara Walters" "10 Most Fascinating People of 2002." ... Most light beers have about 4 grams of carbohydr...

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Replacing food with nutrients has led Americans to an obsession with nutrition and "healthy"" eating; a popular fad that, ironically, can lead to poor health. ... Through all this advice and critique of food, a few ideas have emerged as most insightful and interesting to me. ... The study that struck me most was that in which participants were asked to word associate with "chocolate cake ". ... When the same experiment was done with the French, their most popular response was "celebration ". ... Our health is significantly worse off than most European countries, though they do not have the ...

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 Eating disorders have become the third most common chronic illness among the adolescent age group ranging from 10 -25 years of age, and in recent years media has become a main source of why boys and girls feel unhappy with the way they look .(364). ... The years specified as the time of adolescence are viewed as the most emotional and influential years of a teen's life because they are changing physically and their hormones cause them to be confused about who they are. ... There is a long list of many more problems that can develop but the most extreme concern is death. ... To begin...

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The vegetarian diet is becoming increasingly popular all the time. ... Most meat eaters do not realize that there are so many variations to the vegetarian diet, which makes accurate studies even more difficult. ... This is most likely due to the low fat and high carbohydrate content of their diet. ... Which is a shame because most meat sold today is pumped full of chemicals to add taste, preserve taste, and cover up the rotten smell and discoloration. ...

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Things that have assisted with this drastic increase include: ever popular video game systems, computers, and all the things technology has to offer which make people less active. ... Helpful Tips: Baby steps to start off Lots of water Cut back on fatty foods Eat half portions Consume fresh raw veggies READ food labels Incorporate daily exercise in lifestyle o Make exercise a priority instead of inconvenience Work out with a buddy to make it fun Most importantly, do no go back to old lifestyle. ... The weight loss program that would give the most success is Tae Bo. ...

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These brands are seen as the clothing that makes women look sexier, yet most women cannot afford them. ... However, that is extremely unrealistic for most women. ... Dove, a popular personal care brand, realized the importance to advocate healthy looking role models for women. ...

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Most Americans agree that childhood obesity is more prevalent today than ever before. ... They just ask and most parents will buy them whatever they want. ... Most of these advertisements promote fast food. ... Most fast food restaurants offer a toy together with a children's meal. Usually the toy is from a popular new movie or television show so it is very appealing to children. ...

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For example, salt is one of the most commonly used food additives. ... Salt is the most commonly used flavorant and is a critical nutrient to humans and animals (Freedman). ... It is in most the popular drinks that people drink today such as Coke, coffee, and tea (The Good the Bad and the Ugly of Food Additives). ... Food additives are always going to be in most of the foods people eat at the end of the day. ... Most foods in the local grocery stores have additives in them, from kool-aid to canned fruit. ...

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Anorexia nervosa is characterized by low body weight, great fear of gaining weight, and a mistaken observation of their body weight or shape with the most common features being weight loss and a change in behaviour. The loss of weight is slow and most often starts with a perfectly normal weight reducing diet. ... Most anorectic women before, during and after the illness are serious, well behaved, orderly, perfectionist, hypersensitive to rejection and inclined to irrational guilt and obsessive worry. ... She is hospitalized in the most severe cases when her weight has is more than below 20...

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Carbs are most important for basketball but 20% of your diet should be from fats. ... For example, tattoos are extremely popular to show off during a game, and the athletes are becoming a celebrity status earning too much money. Image issues are why basketball players are secretly taking them, and also to be the biggest and the strongest, who can jump the highest, or get the most rebounds. ... Although most clinical attention is usually directed towards peripheral side effects, the most serious central side effect, hypothalamic-pituitary dysfunction, is often overlooked in severe cases. ...

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This is the nation's most significant cause of preventable death, second only to smoking. ... Regardless, having a man throw up in response to one of their most popular meals is not a positive portrayal of the McDonald's industry, and thus, the filmmaker's opinion is reinforced. ...

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Through all this advice and critique of food, a few ideas have emerged as most insightful and interesting to me. ... I feel as though I have grown up being taught that I must only eat the least caloric and most nutritious foods, and that doing so was indeed nutrition itself. ... The study that struck me most was that in which participants were asked to word associate with "chocolate cake ". ... When the same experiment was done with the French, their most popular response was "celebration ". ... Our health is significantly worse off than most European countries, though they do not have the sam...

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Why do most American females, regardless of their age, think they are too fat? ... Most bulimics purge by self-induced vomiting, but the purging may also be in the form of laxative or diuretic abuse. ... Although an eating disorder can be developed by people of any age, race, gender or background, young women are most vulnerable, particularly during adolescence and early adulthood. ... Maintaining a weight that is 15% below your expected body weight fits the criteria for anorexia, so most models, according to medical standards, fit into the category of being anorexic. ... Most individuals...

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The message transmitted: "To be successful, beautiful, popular, and loved you must be thin, you must be thin, you must be THIN." ... Though clothes are likely to cover most of her figure, her face appears gaunt and her skin is cold and red or blue in color. ... Most likely they were skinny but had a high fatness and height growth rate before their peers. ... Maturation in puberty develops anxiety in most girls. ... Most doctors and psychologists suggest that the subject be separated from her family. ...

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This message has been the cause of the many deadly eating disorders that are popular in today's society. ... Most of today's models and actresses have hardly half than twenty-two to twenty-six percent of the body fat of an average woman." ... Most binge-purge eaters are women in their late teens or early twenties. Their depression and shame are felt most intensely during and following binges. ... They did this by explaining that it is biologically impossible for most women's bodies to look like those shown in advertisements or on television. ...

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Cops and robbers, Indians and cowboys, tag, and hide-and-seek were the ones I remember playing the most and all of those require running, jumping, and chasing. ... Of course we could take a fitness class every year of high school if we so pleased, but most students, including myself, weren't interested. ... One of McDonald's most famous burgers, the Big Mac, contains 530 calories alone. Another example includes Taco Bell's popular Beefy 5-Layer Burrito, consisting of 510 calories. ... " Younger children are also more attracted to toys and playgrounds, which most fast-food r...

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This issue today is one of the most serious public health concerns facing our existence (Ogden 1). ... Keeping children healthy should be one of the most important things in this world today. ... With so many health concerns it is the most preventable cause of death not just in the United States, but worldwide as well. ... Even though these images are most likely photo shopped, males believe that is what their girlfriend or wife will on day look like. ...

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Hyperglycemia is the most frequently observed sign of diabetes and is considered the etiologic source of diabetic complications both in the body and in the eye. ... Most people who develop type 1 diabetes are the age before 30. ... Following are the most common factors that are linked to type 1 diabetes which include: genetics, antibodies, viruses, cow's milk, oxygen free radicals and chemical and drugs. ... Most type 2 diabetes are most often found in adulthood. ...

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