With the rising dilemma of obesity around the globe, concerned people have started becoming conscious of their dietary intake. Obesity and high cholesterol lead to fatal illnesses such as heart diseases, diabetes, and hypertension. What is confusing the general health-conscious populace, is whether to stick to a low-fat diet in...
Ensuring proper health, safety, and nutrition for a young child requires strict adherence to certain health precautions. Such safety measures revolve around food storage, food sanitation, proper food handling, food preparation, and presentation, which constitute healthy and wise feeding in children. Many people are often keen on the food they...
Introduction In order to survive, every individual needs to have a food allowance. Normally, the kind of diet that an individual adheres to helps to serve various purposes such as prevention of weight gain as well as general maintenance of health. Indeed Virgil asserts that the “outmost and greatest wealth...
The harmonious development of children associated with a variety of factors, of which nutrition plays a key role in this process. The normal physical and mental development of a child depends on the quality and quantity of food intake. Food provides the children’s body with the necessary energy, which is...
Health problems challenge human lives in a variety of ways. It is necessary to address for help, be diagnosed, and follow a treatment plan. When a person has to deal with several diseases at the same time, the situation gets worse, especially if a patient is a child. In this...
Abstract The purpose of this study is to develop and identify the variables between acculturation and eating disorders. The study explores the factors of acculturation that influence eating habits. Previous studies identified that factors such as media influence, the existing cultural ideal and notions of western beauty have tremendous influence...
Introduction Across the globe, cardiovascular diseases remain to be the leading cause of death among women. According to World Health Organization (2010), CVD accounts for one-third of deaths among women in the world. In developed countries such as the US, more women than men succumb to CVD every year (WHO,...
Abstract Vitamin D is an essential vitamin for the growth and development of all human beings. The most important function of vitamin D is to accelerate calcium absorption in the body. It regulates the body immune system and prevents diseases. This life giving vital vitamin is endogenously produced by exposure...
Involvement Over the last decade, childhood obesity has remained a serious global public health concern. This problem affects people at all levels, including the citizens of low- or middle-income countries or populations exhibiting high income levels. According to the World Health Organization (2017), the number of obese or overweight children...
The Role of Lipids, Triglycerides, Phospholipids, and Cholesterol in the Diet Lipid is a collective term for biomolecules that are commonly referred to as fats. They consist of different molecules that share the common feature of being insoluble in water. There are three main categories of lipids with nutritional value:...
Introduction Despite the fact that inherited diseases are often associated with genetic factors, the aspect of nutrition should also be taken into account as it can influence the quality and effectiveness of treatment. This statement is reasonable in terms of discussing how nutrition can influence the development and treatment of...
The Diet vs. Recommended Servings The report showed that my diet slightly differed from the norm and did not correspond to the recommended servings in several cases. According to the attained data, I was not obtaining enough fruits and vegetables. Recommended nutritional patterns turned out to be rather hard to...
Introduction There is a range of contributing factors that increase the likelihood of obesity development in adults (National Institutes of Health, 2019). In general, such factors include physical activity, energy consumption, and macronutrient intake. As alcohol not only influences the total energy consumed by an individual but also has an...
Introduction Obesity is a label given to people who are overweight. An obese person has weight that can posses various health risks. This condition affects both adults and teens. BMI “body mass index” uses weight and height to relate to an individuals body fat. Note that the method doesn’t calculate...
Abstract Implementing Structured Physical Activity Program for Obese High School Students. Customer inserts His/Her name, 2009: Concept Paper, Customer inserts the name his/her university. The concept paper was designed to provide details regarding the Implementing Structured Physical Activity Program for Obese High School Students. As the rate of the obese...
Introduction Eating disorders affect millions of individuals around the globe. They affect people from all social and financial circles. In the United States alone, eating disorders are approximated to affect 5-10 million females and a million males (Mazzeo & Espelage, 2002). Levine and Smolak (2005) confirm Mazzeo and Espelage’s assertions...
Obesity has reached epidemic proportion globally and childhood obesity is already epidemic in some areas and on the rise in others Research findings suggest that lack of physical activity, sedentary behavior, parental obesity, socioeconomic status, eating habits, and environmental factors, as well as genetic and metabolic conditions, are coincident with...
Abstract Childhood obesity has become a serious public health issue in the USA affecting a considerable part of the country’s population. The present quantitative project aimed to examine the influence of an intervention involving the parents of low-income Hispanic children aged between five and eleven years old diagnosed with obesity...
Introduction to the Project Obesity is a serious public health concern in the United States that puts millions of children and adolescents at risks for having poor health. Despite the intentions to control and prevent this condition among the chosen population, its prevalence remains high, and certain improvements are expected...
Introduction Many diseases, including diabetes, are a result of unhealthy nutrition and lifestyle. These medical conditions affect millions of people in the United States, and older people in rural areas of the country are in a risk group for such diseases. Food and Life is a nutrition program that combines...
Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations This DPI project is concerned with the exploration of the impact of the educational intervention aimed at decreasing BMI by reducing caloric intake and enhancing physical activity among Hispanic elementary-school children with obesity. The prevalence of this disorder and its comorbidity among US children is still...
Data Analysis and Results Childhood obesity affects approximately 20% of American children and adolescents, although various projects and policies are developed to reduce the rate of affected people (Hales et al., 2017). It has been found that children gain dietary habits observing their parents’ behaviors, so parents play a major...
The issue of food accessibility in developing countries is one of the acutest questions discussed by scholars, governmental organizations, and businesses around the world. The problem of food insecurity as the result of a chain of economic, social, political, and environmental factors imposes hunger threat and is even aggravated by...
Introduction Many people that pay attention to their nutrition know about antioxidants. Antioxidants are known as compounds that defend individuals’ bodies from harmful molecules found in foods and environments. This report will provide information about the aspects of antioxidants and the foods that contain them. Moreover, the significance of such...
Introduction This quantitative quasi-experimental DPI project is aimed at examining the effect of education about physical activity received by parents on obesity levels observed in school-aged children residing in the Southeast region of the United States. Therefore, this chapter provides a review of the existing literature on a variety of...
Introduction Proper nutrition hinges on multiple factors, and one of them is vitamins. One of the vitamins that are particularly important but also often deficient in humans is vitamin D. In this report, vitamin D will be discussed together with its key related topics, including its functions, sources, and the...
Public Health Theory: Supporting Implementation and Health Promotion Since the program aimed at managing the issue of obesity implies altering patients’ behaviors and eating habits, a model that encourages change is required for managing the situation. Therefore, change-oriented public health theories will have to be considered. Because of the necessity...
Introduction Obesity is a crucial concern that should be addressed on the national level. It affects both children and adults, and the problem is becoming more acute every decade. This fact reveals that there is a need to develop policies aimed at decreasing the prevalence of the condition among the...
At-risk Population Despite numerous attempts at managing the problem of obesity, it remains a common concern in a range of communities. The World Health Organization (2018) specifies that obesity affects 650,000,000 people globally. Despite multiple efforts made to combat the disorder and encourage proper eating habits, the number of people...
Introduction Obesity is a medical term which describes an individual with a large weight and high percentage of body fat, with a body mass index (BMI) greater than 30. Obesity is a chronic health condition which is reaching epidemic levels and is directly associated with a number of severe diseases...
Introduction Obesity has become one of the major problems of modern society in the United States and other developed countries. According to Ogden et al., “more than one-third of adults and 17% of youth in the United States were obese in 2011–2014”, and these results are only getting worse each...
Identify one cause of childhood obesity in a London borough. There are quite a large number of children in the London Borough of Merton who are overweight or obese. Considering the lifestyle popular among children and adolescents in the United Kingdom, there can be a few reasons why childhood obesity...
Abstract The population of children affected by AD/HD has a range of behavioral challenges that are difficult to manage in a group or team environment. Therefore, many families suffer because they are placed under great stress to monitor their child’s hyperactivity and impulsive behavior constantly. The result of AD/HD is...
Introduction to the Project Obesity is a serious public health concern in the United States that puts millions of children and adolescents at risk of having poor health. Despite the intentions to control and prevent this condition among the chosen population, its prevalence remains high, and certain improvements are expected...
Purpose Statement To inform my audience about healthy eating and the way they can benefit from it. The positive evaluation of the topic presupposes a persuasive element. Thesis Statement Healthy eating habits can significantly improve one’s health which means that they should be promoted. Introduction Attention Getter: We all know...
A 16-year old athlete developed hives and fainted on two separate occasions while running 2 hours after lunch. She had a tuna salad sandwich with celery. She has eaten the same type of sandwich since without symptoms, but not within 6 hours of running. The patient suffered from urticaria induced...
Risk Assessment on Allergens Case 1 In this case, the boy has hives and faints while running. Regarding the fact that these reactions are observed two hours after lunch but not six hours after eating, the diagnosis of food-dependent exercise-included anaphylaxis (FDEIA) may be given. It is an unusual reaction...
The physiological consequences and health risks of excess body weight Description of Concrete Experience I may not be overweight, but I have lived and interacted with people with excess body weight. My mum is one of the closest people to me who are overweight. Even though she is my role...
