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…, not to fill it. Children were finding themselves more attached to the television and less outside getting exercise. Children were becoming less and less healthy and more obese. Video games did not help the solution by giving children a new reason to stay in front…

…to their current reputation as a pure, pre- capitalist and non-materialistic people, Indians could be as given to avarice as modern Americans. Parkman recalled how "Hog", an obese and ugly Indian with an insatiable appetite for horses, of which he had an enormous herd…

…obesity” (Bailey and Gates 11). Some nutritionists are of the opinion that saturated fat is better to consume that un-saturated fats, a view which they convey to the general public. They usually neglect to inform the public that the low fat rule has…

…with similar characteristics with each other. Blaine explains that even if people within a category have many different characteristics, only their most noticeable characteristics will be taken into consideration. For example, a very obese woman would be more…

…on society. Still, there are times when Jerry Springer has made an effort to help the troubled people on his show. The most notable is when he has helped extremely obese people get to the hospital and help them turn their lives around. The entire process…

…and obesity associated with higher number of children and earlier menarche *Absent father predicts early puberty -when the father is absent, mother may have poorer prenatal care (diet, rest, etc) -Koziel & Jankowska (2002) *1060 Polish girls aged 13.5 to 14.5…

…, this becomes a health hazard. Women are “tricked” into thinking that they are obese, not thin enough, not curvy enough, or just not as beautiful as the models in the ads. Having the “perfect” body is often associated with the emaciated supermodel Kate Moss. Moss…

…associated with high blood pressure, including smoking, age, race, a high-salt diet, excessive alcohol consumption, stress, use of birth control pills, obesity, and a sedentary lifestyle. what age is at risk? If you are a man from 35 to 50, you…

…she was down to eight percent body fat, she still thought that she was fat. She thought that no guy would like her because she was too obese. In fact, she was so skinny she was ugly. It took a lot of counseling and a lot of friendship to help her realize…

…with a family history of diabetes and is characterized by blurred vision, itching, unusual thirst, drowsiness, obesity, fatigue, skin infections, slow healing, and tingling or numbness in the feet. Onset of symptoms is usually later in life. Diet often controls…