In the United States, the percentage of children and adolescents affected by obesity has more than tripled since the 1970âs. There are many reasons for this increase, but the most impactful causes are usage of modern technology, unhealthy eating patterns, and lack of exercise. Although there are many ways young children can prevent obesity, they still continue with unhealthy habits....
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Obesity as defined by WHO (2018) is having ââabnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health ââ. Most commonly measured using Body Mass Index (BMI) -which is based on height and weight-a score of 30 or more is considered obese. It can lead to several serious and potentially life-threatening conditions such as: type 2 diabetes, heart disease,...
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Abstract Political corruption influences various state welfare sectors, thereby impacting various socio-economic and public health areas, which affect millions of people around the globe. One of these focus areas is malnutrition among children, which this research design proposal investigates the relationship into. With support of existing literature in related fields and publicly available data, this work aims to answer the...
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HIV/AIDS is a precedent setting epidemic faced by humanity. This epidemic is dually medical and social in nature. Medically, it is a serious, fatal disease with numbers far greater than the norm. Socially, it is an event that disrupts the life of communities. The epidemic of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) was first recognized in the United States in 1981...
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The, diseases contracted in human bodies are responsible for interfering with the homeostatic immune mechanisms in the body and this decrease with age. AIDS and STIs are viral diseases that weaken the body immune response and are transfused by direct sexual intimacy between partners. Currently, they are the most frequent diseases among the seniors due to a number of factors...
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Abstract Kenya is a low-income country located in east Africa. Although Kenya has been making slow strides in trying to end poverty, it is still a low-income country that is facing both communicable and noncommunicable diseases. Kenyaâs income per capita is about $1,640. With an income this low it makes it hard to get proper treatment and sustain good health....
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Do you know how health experts are always on people to eat good and balanced meals? Well, that is so they can live a happy and healthy life. There are a lot of things you stand to benefit from eating right; one of them is a strong and functional immunity to diseased. It is extremely important for fighting infections and...
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One of the Leading Health Indicators of Healthy People 2020 is nutrition, physical activity, and obesity. Throughout the progress of Healthy People 2020 from 2010 until now, the target for this indicator is 20.1% for Adults meeting physical activity and muscle-strengthening Federal guidelines, the rate in the most recent year is 20.6%. However, for obesity among adults, children, and adolescentsâ...
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Introduction Nowadays, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is one of the most serious problems faced by many countries. AIDS is caused by Human Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV). It is considered to be an advance stage of HIV infection. HIV attacks the immune system of an individuals and makes them susceptible to other infections and certain types of cancers (WHO,2019). HIV was firstly...
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The strong relationship between malnutrition and infection was originally described by Scrimshaw et al. (47). From this framework, much investigation was done in this area and there is a total agreement among authors that mortality is significantly more elevated in undernourished child compared to healthy ones. The study by Man et al. (48), which included a large population of hospitalized...
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In the 21st century, we can see lots of change in the human body as it evolves mentally as well as physically. Our body is the most important asset of our life so we should keep our body clean and fit because the main problems or diseases we are facing these days are related to our body. The most common...
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WHO describes malnutrition as imbalance, deficiency or excesses in a personâs diet in context of nutrients and energy. The statement covers two wider groups, one being under-nutrition, which is caused due to insufficiency and or inadequacy in the food source resulting in stunting, underweight, deficiency diseases, wasting, etc. While the other one being dietary diseases like obesity, diabetes and cancers...
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Obesity among adults is a rampant problem worldwide. Being obese means a person has an excessive accumulation of body fat. It can be very dangerous and even life threatening to some. Itâs not just being fat. Obesity is a major contributor to preventable, fatal diseases such as high blood pressure, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and more. All of these diseases could...
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The journal article that I chose to do a journal review on is written by Guido Eibl, Zobeida Cruz-Monserrate, Murray Korc, Maxim S. Petrov, Mark O. Goodarzi, William E. Fisher, Aida Habtezion, Aurelia Lugea, Stephen J. Pandol, Phil A. Hart, Dana K. Andersen, published in 2017. The title of the article is called âDiabetes Mellitus and Obesity as Risk Factors...
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When reviewing income in Princeton, Indiana, the median income is 41,340 with 15% of the population living in poverty (United States Census Bureau, 2017, Income and Poverty section). Although the percent of the population living in poverty is relatively low, 1,971 children in Gibson County are receiving free or reduced lunches (United States Census, 2017, Income and Poverty section). Poverty...
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Meanwhile, Kathleen A. Alexander and others identified different factors that contributed to the most recent Ebola outbreak, during their paper called âWhat Factors Might Have Led to the Emergence of Ebola in West Africaâ (2015). Some of their identified factors were the potential infection due to the consumption of dead apes, meteorological factors could have help in the spread of...
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Worldwide, at least 2.8 million people die every year because of being overweight or obese. 13% of the worldâs adult population (11% of men and 15% of women) were obese in 2014. Lancet findings also say, India is just behind US and China in this global hazard list of top 10 countries with highest number of obese people. They account...
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Nearly one in three persons globally suffers from at least one form of malnutrition: wasting, stunting, vitamin and mineral deficiency, overweight or obesity and diet-related Non-Communicable Diseases1. Malnutrition is widely known as under-nutrition until and unless it is not specified. It accounts for at least half of all childhood deaths worldwide. Malnutrition is considered as fundamental cause of morbidity and...
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CAUSES Suicidal thoughts can come about for many reasons, some of them internal and others external. One of the reason a person results to taking their own life would be feelings of worthlessness. This is one of the most common ones, as it comes from within and takes a lot of effort to stop feeling this way. Many people feel...
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Arguably there are a number of social issues affecting contemporary society. Some of these issues, though personal, likely affect the entire population in the long run. Obesity is one of these issues. Obesity is becoming more prevalent with each passing day and this qualifies it to a health issue (Premmel, et al., 2017). Obesity is explained as a physical condition,...
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Introduction In this essay, the focus is to examine food insecurity as the root cause of conflict in modern societies. In this context, it would be pertinent to use the term conflict analysis to mean the systematic study of the causes motivating actors and the dynamics of conflict. Dealing with any conflict would require that it would first be analyzed...
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Globalization, international interaction and growing interdependence. It has spread many new concepts and factors throughout the world over the years, medicine has become better and more advanced, imports, exports and travel are easier and cheaper, technology is ongoingly improving and global collaboration is thriving. Although, have all these developments been positive throughout? Medicineâs advancements are highlighted and a great example...
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Obesity is a worldwide epidemic that effects many people all across the globe. Obesity is a slow onset of gaining weight, that is defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of 30 and above that happens from improper nutrition and inadequate exercise. It can be prevented by many different ways such as teaching on what a proper diet entails,...
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Introduction In 2016, the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention conducted a clinical survey that found that an estimated 53.9% of dogs and 58.9% of cats were determined to be clinically overweight or obese by their veterinarian (APOP, 2016). Obesity is defined as an excess accumulation of body fat that results in impairment of health of bodily functions. Overweight and obese...
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Introduction Obesity in adolescents is considered to be an epidemic in the United States and a critical health priority. It is said that ânearly one-third of U.S. youths now are overweight or obese, and among those ages 12 to 19, obesity rates have more than tripledâ (Lavizzo 2) showing the United States that adolescents have been affected the most by...
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The prevalence of media has made it an effective tool to perpetuate societal beauty ideals. Slender ideals have been glorified in different media outlets as it has been reflected mostly by models and actors from magazine covers, TV commercials, and social media platforms. According to Hendricks and Burgoon, heavy exposure to thin media are more likely to promote the internalization...
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Introduction Obesity is becoming more common everyday and is a serious global epidemic affecting many countries in the world. As of 2017, the US is the most obese country in the world, with more than 100 million people to be classified as overweight. The condition can result from different varieties of causes, some which people claim to be from genetics...
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Have you ever lost someone you cherish? Well so have the protagonists in the novels, âThe Catcher in the Ryeâ by J.D. Sallinger, and âIâm Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughterâ by Erica L. Sanchez. Holden Caulfield and Julia Reyes both experience family disunity along with loss of innocence, trauma,and loss of a loved one. The novels portray the theme that...
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Introduction Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a life-threatening complication predominantly associated with diabetes mellitus, marked by the presence of high blood glucose levels and ketones in the body. This condition arises when the body lacks sufficient insulin to facilitate the conversion of glucose into energy, leading to the breakdown of fat as an alternative energy source. Consequently, this process results in...
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Ageing is not a disease, but it is a process. Nonetheless, due to risky behaviors, genetic factors, social environment or personalities, ageing may be correlated with some worsening in senses and non-communicable diseases.1 Elderly people encountered physical and mental problems.1 The United Nations (UN) defines elderly by 60 years but World Health Organization (WHO) defines elderly, not by time (years),...
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