Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity is a serious medical condition that affects our children and adolescent. This topic has become an all so familiar topic of discussion among health organizations in the United States. Obesity is an increase in body weight resulting from excessive accumulation of body fat relative to lean body mass (Hockenberry, 2008). Childhood obesity, by either definition, has become an epidemic that every community is currently facing and should be correcting. The
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sensitive subject that many have delved into trying to find its root cause. It seems like we have more and more children that are obese compared to previous years. There are several opinions out there as to why children are obese. “Obesity now affects 17 percent of all children and adolescents in the United States - triple the rate from just one generation ago” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2012). The numbers are even higher in African American and Hispanic communities, where
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A droopy, red-eyed student stares at her computer screen while typing the last few sentences of her research essay at lightning speed. She looks at the clock: it reads 2:30 AM. She texts her friend who is working on the paper as well and decides to take a break. She opens Snapchat and sends her friends who are also awake pictures of her computer screen. She looks at the clock: it reads 4:23 AM. She still has a paragraph left of her essay, and she quickly types something presentable. It is 5:10 AM
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African Americans and Chemical Dependency Name: Insitution: African Americans and Chemical Dependency Abstract Chemical dependence is the use of chemicals, which may include alcohol, drugs, and other substances that may affect normal physiologic or psychological processes, in an uncontrolled, compulsive way. It is often referred to as substance abuse. Substance abuse has been the subject of many a discussion, due to the adverse effect it has on human health, relationships, and many other spheres
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College Department ________________________________ Quezon In partial fulfillment of the Requirements for Research 2 ________________________ October 2010 Chapter I INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Computers are ubiquitous. As computers have become less expensive they have been purchased by more and more families for their homes. Because of this, many children begin to use computers at an early age. Even if computers are not available in
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Altius Shodh Journal of Management and Commerce ISSN 2348 – 8891 ADDICTION OF GADGETS AND ITS IMPACT ON HEALTH OF YOUTH: A STUDY OF STUDENTS IN INDORE DISTRICT Dr. Ashish Pathak, ** Prof. Maneesh Soni, *** Dr. Kumbhan Khandelwal *Professor, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government Arts and Commerce College, Indore. **H.O.D (Dept. of Mass Communication), Renaissance College of Commerce and Management, Indore. ***Professor, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government Arts and Commerce College, Indore
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CHAPTER 1 PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction In current time, the number of student was increasing. It is a good sign of the gradual development of education here in the Philippines, this improvement was achieved with the help of different organizations (DepEd, CHED, TESDA and DOST) implemented and founded by the government. The government pays attention and gives support in education matters for the reason that they believed it will help the country in the near future, to be more competitive
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what factors influence consumer buying behavior and how they make purchase decisions to satisfy their needs and wants. One great way to find market opportunities for Staples products or services is to study the social factors affecting the office supply retailing industry. New social trends transform how goods are built and sold. Business opportunities grow out of the changes in the social order. In general, consumers are moved by a complex set of deep and subtle emotions. (Management Study Guide
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IS IT ALL JUST A LITTLE TOO MUCH? Social Media, the Internet and the affect on society. Is it all just a little too much? Social Media, the Internet and the affect on society. Is it all just a little too much? Abstract The use of the Internet and social media blogs has been raising concerns throughout society. Whilst most may agree on the fact that the internet has developed our approach to knowledge and communication, a lot of people think quite the opposite and have
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