According to the CDC, 36.5% of the American population is considered obese which is known to predispose the individual to obesity related conditions such as: heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and certain types of cancer. Obesity is becoming an epidemic within the American population which is also infecting the ranks of law enforcement. I would argue, despite the well documented negative effects of obesity, law enforcement officers that are obese and/or not physical fit are at greater danger
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When I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, it changed my life. I knew that I would never be the same, even after a cure. I knew that I would have to check my blood sugar and take shots every day. I would have to go to the nurse three times a day. I thought that everyone would make fun of me and not like me anymore. When I found out on September fifth 2014, it was very scary. My stomach was hurting a lot and everyone didn’t even think that it was diabetes. I went to the doctor and they took my blood
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It is sometimes a bit overwhelming to go into the feed store and see the wide variety of feeds, cubes, pellets, and supplements that are all marketed to ensure that a horse stays healthy and full of energy. The good news is that most horses don't need a lot of additional feeds provided they are getting good quality hay or fresh grass, lots of clean, fresh water and a reasonable grain ration if the horse is in competition, is pregnant or nursing a foal, training or is being heavily used. Horses are
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Thesis Statement A patient prescribed a Dysphagia Mechanically Advanced Diet can have certain oral medications crushed and mixed with food at a consistency appropriate for the patient. Pathophysiology On October 6, 2015, in clinical, I cared for an 82 year-old female named Ms. M. She had presented to the hospital Emergency Room with altered mental status and shortness of breath. Ms. M had a past medical history including Parkinsonism resulting in dysphagia. The abnormal lab results that supported
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The Healthy People 2020 overarching goal is the perfect fit to help solve this issue. According to the CDC, the long term health effects of childhood obesity are; heart disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke, several types of cancer, and osteoarthritis (CDC, 2015). How did we get to this point? Can we blame all of these issues on fast food? Too much Playstation or X-Box? While I believe that poor diet and a sedentary lifestyle play a role in
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Number six, in a group of diseases called mucopolysaccharidoses, is Morquio syndrome. In the movie “The Mighty”, an imaginative boy named Kevin Dillon, has this terrible disease that gets worse and worse as the small imagine-er grows. But does this movie accurately show the symptoms of Morquio syndrome? First let’s learn what this syndrome is, then I will show the symptoms, and then see if the movie “The Mighty”, accurately showed Kevin's disease in the movie. Morquio syndrome is a rare inherited
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Picture this scene. A school bus. You sit there looking out the window. A Car passes, and another and another. Your stomach has been growling for hours. A low rumbling sound fills the silence. There it goes again, you cannot wait to get home. Suddenly, the twenty minute bus drive started to feel like an hour. You are starting to feel the effects of hunger. Now, what if you were feeling this everyday. Unfortunately, many people across America have a constant battle with hunger. But there is hope,
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Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a condition that occurs when a blood clot forms in a vein that is deep inside your body. It usually occurs in the legs, either lower leg or thigh but can occur in other places. A blood clot is a thick clump of blood that becomes solid and lodges in the vein. DVT is most common is people who are more than 50 years old, although there are conditions that can put anyone at risk of developing DVT. Some of the common conditions that may raise the risk of DVT are: • An
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aUniversity of Florence, Italy Background: Hunger has often components that are conditioned by time, social behavior and sight of food. Blood glucose concentration (BG) is a biomarker of current energy availability and of hunger. Objectives: Investigating whether energy per meal reduction may allow BG to fall to low levels, when feeding behavior is (mostly) unconditioned and can be recognized. Methods: Subjects of experimental group (trained; n = 80) were trained to ignore meal times and to pay
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abnormal renal disease and not a part of the normal aging process. This disease is categorized by the inflammation of glomerulus. The inflammation can be onset in the presence of certain drugs and toxins, diseases such as vascular, systemic, diabetes mellitus, and lupus erythematosus, or viruses such as hepatitis B or C and human immunodeficiency disease (HIV) (McCance, et al., 2006). There are eight different common types of glomerulonephritis. The common types of glomerulonephritis are distinguished
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