following assignment: Take one of the health risk assessments located on the LRC website. After completing the assessment, write a 500- to 750-word summary that includes the following: Description of the disease Risk factors for the disease Lifestyle choices you can make in your life to decrease your modifiable risk factors for this disease To locate the health risk assessments follow these instructions: Login to the student website. Click on the Programs tab at the top of the page, and
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Based on the information on pp. 293 and 298–302 of the textbook, what is one factor that has contributed to the global increase in obesity? Describe this factor in detail and explain why the factor puts individuals at risk for becoming obese. Lifestyle is a factor that contributes to one's risk for obesity. Eating too many calories and not getting enough exercise is an imbalance of energy. Excessive calorie consumption, foods rich in fat or sugar contain a large amount of calories. The recent
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The Future of Employee Wellness Susan Pinto Abstract Over the last several decades, an epidemic of “lifestyle diseases” has developed globally: Unhealthy lifestyles, such as inactivity, poor nutrition, tobacco use, and frequent alcohol consumption, are driving up the prevalence of chronic disease, such as diabetes, heart disease, and chronic conditions. These conditions have become a major burden, as they lead to decreased quality of life and increased health care cost. Furthermore
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Assignment 2: Marketing Plan Name Institutional affiliation Date Target Market The Affordable Blended Smoothie, Inc. will be producing a healthy non-alcoholic product. As more families and the society continue struggle to maintain healthy lifestyles, the new beverage comes at the right time in remedying the situation. The new energy drink will be suitable to all classes of people regardless of their age, educational level, income, gender, or ethnic affiliation
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cells, high breast density, certain breast changes, using birth control for a long period of time usually 5 or more years, starting menstruation at an early age and menopause at an older age, combined post-menopausal hormone therapy, maintaining a sedentary lifestyle, heavy drinking, or radiation exposure. There is rising incidence in women from age 45-75 and female/male ratio is 100/1. There is a lower incidence of breast cancer in African Americans but a higher
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Childhood Obesity Family-based treatment is more effective than individual treatment for childhood obesity diagnoses in America. Childhood obesity is a medical condition in which a child has excessive body mass index for the child’s age and height. Childhood obesity is a growing problem which has led to an epidemic in America. There are several contributing factors which lead adolescents to be diagnosed with pediatric obesity. Some American medical professionals are focusing on preventing and
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conducive to overeating and maintaining their poor eating habits. In today’s fast paced society, some parents have little time to plan and assemble healthy meals for their children. Long work days and little time spent with family leads to the use of more processed foods and fast food substitutes instead of healthy home cooked meals. Some families are faced with geographic challenges when providing healthy foods. They live in rural settings that make access to stores with healthy food options unattainable
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codes. By being responsible now, college students can assure their future. We must relate college and personal responsibility to have a successful life. Having a plan or layout for our education will reinforce our responsibilities. Living a healthy lifestyle, creating habits that will keep our personal, social and environmental condition in good shape. Morally we act responsible every day, and it reflects who we are and how we think. Even though sometimes difficult decisions are to be made we must
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the need for proper time management skills. Students experienced in time management still should understand the importance of maintaining a healthy system to perform at a higher level and minimize stress in an educational environment and strive to intertwine an educational lifestyle with their personal lives. Learning to effectively manage time may require some lifestyle changes from the student as well as educational model changes from universities. It is
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The program itself will mainly involve cardiovascular training with some moderate machine weights. Depending on how healthy the client is, cardio will be limited to his ability and free weights will be used as long as safe techniques are used. There are many challenges that my client may face. For example, he will need to be monitored closely and make sure that he is able
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