The factors involved in the causation of obesity in children include genetic, behavioral, and environmental. ... The purpose of this paper is to address issues, the social and psychological health, factors of, health risks and intervention, prevention and the education of childhood obesity. ... There are short term risks that include risks for orthopedic, neurological, pulmonary, gastroenterological, and endocrine conditions that are largely limited to severely overweight children but are becoming more common with the prevalence of severe overweight rises [Mus, 99]. There are many factors and...

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The U.S. is always researching new farming techniques and different farming products that are involved in the whole process. ... When a person comes down with an illness that may have been linked to the food they have previously eaten, the CDC deals with the difficult detection of the microbe that may be involved. Looking at the source of the food, time when the symptoms arrived, and how long the illness lasted usually helps to identify the microbe involved. ... It rarely kills, but the elderly and young are those most at risk. ...

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Obesity is a serious health risk, because it leads to a broad range of physical and psychological problems. ... "White girls, who develop a negative body image, are at greater risk for the subsequent development of eating disorders (American Obesity Association). ... The risk of becoming obese is greatest among children with two obese parents. ... Perhaps the most important consequence to the overweight child is the numerous health risks. ... Their impact on growth and development is unknown and the risk of complications from the medications is far greater than any benefits that they might...

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People who are overweight are at higher risk or heart diseases and illness.one in three adults are obese in the united states. ... Children have become more at risk of getting high blood pressure and heart problems at young ages due to obesity. ...

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This is especially true for the millions of Americans who have been diagnosed as being morbidly obese and whose health is at immediate risk if measures are not taken to alleviate their condition. For these people, who are willing to give the Atkins a try but wish to avoid the health risks that may be involved, many doctors recommend a moderate and healthy following of the diet that may be safer. ...

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Just as there is a specific technique involved in playing tennis or golf, there is training technique in bodybuilding to get the most efficient and effective means of muscular growth. ... If any more sets are done per exercise, there is risk of overtraining. ... Warming up also oils up your joints, decreasing the risk for injury substantially and mental preparation for the hard work that will be done in the gym. ... The risk of overtraining and the duration of recuperation is also important in bodybuilding. ...

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INTRODUCTION Athletes invest a lot of time and effort in training. Because they are often seeking ways to modify their diets to improve their performances, athletes make easy targets for purveyors of nutrition misinformation. Still, most athletes don't want to miss out on any advantage, whether r...

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Never do you want to get involved with an Eating Disorder unless you want to pay the consequences. ... Many people have different views about Eating Disorders, though there are the simple questions, what is the medical treatment, what are the typical Eating Disorders, who gets involved in Eating Disorders, what are the psychological reasons for Eating Disorders, the emotional characteristics, medical characteristics, and the physical problems. ... Finding out what causes them, and learning more about Eating Disorders, incase another person close to me gets involved in an Eating Di...

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Anorexia Nervosa is a rapidly growing issue in today's society. The disease is identified by the refusal to maintain a healthy weight, an irrational fear of gaining weight despite weighing too little, loss of the menstrual cycle in women, and an inaccurate view of one's body, often referred to as dy...

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After decades of transformation and evolution, fast food has become a necessity in America. The American fast food industry has grown immensely and at such a rapid pace that we are known world-wide for it. Because of its massive growth America has received the infamous name of "Fast Food Nation", provided by an investigative journalist named Eric Schlosser, who not only exposed the unsanitary and discriminatory practices of the fast food industry, but also revealed how the fast food industry has shaped and defined society in America and other nations as the fast food culture spreads ...

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