Category: Diet
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Fad Diets and Obesity: Problem or Cure?
Introduction Before we discuss whether fad diets cause problems or serve as the cure for obesity, we must clarify what fad diets and obesity are. According to Daniels (2014:4), a diet refers to the type of foods that you eat. However, a diet seems to mean something different to each individual. To some, a diet…
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Importance of Balanced Diet: Essay
Obesity is certainly a growing problem around the world. Obesity is one of the major health epidemics that many people struggle with. Obesity is also known as being overweight has been a major concern in America. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 93.3 million adults in the United States (US) are…
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Prevalence of Obesity: Genetics, Diet, or Environment
Good health is the key to carrying out ones functions in the society. Hindered with this vital property of life, maximizing ones potential growth and questing for ones personal objective would be a difficult endeavor (Importance of Good Health, 2017). May the aspect be on occupational success, socio-emotional space, or personality building, health touches the…
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Prevalence of Obesity Diet Environment and Genetics
Eyeing to ground the research on academically acknowledged accounts, the researchers reviewed related and relevant literature and studies in the field of inquiry. The current chapter is pronged into two headings. The first section reviews the literature on weight management framework and highlights the behavior modification in pursuit of obese-reduction. This heading also delves into…
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The Association of Physical Activity and Diet on the Treatment of Obesity
Introduction Obesity is defined as excess fat on the human body. Obesity is measured using Body Mass Index (BMI) which is calculated by dividing weight (kg) by height squared (m^2). It is classified as between the rage of 25 and 30kg/m^2 on the BMI scale. Dyslipidemia, diabetes, hyperglycemia and cardiovascular diseases are all associated with…
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From Unhealthy Lifestyle Into Healthy Lifestyle
Teenagers need to stop our addiction to an unhealthy lifestyle due to the fact that an unhealthy lifestyle can cause diseases. In order to live a stronger life we need to quit our addiction to eating unhealthily and give up unhealthy habits. A healthy lifestyle is important to maintain a strong life. As teenagers we…
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Healthy Soil Healthy Life: Essay
The long-term sustainability of soil usage is very important because people and animals live on it, if the soil is fertile, it can produce marvelous things. Healthy soil provides important ecosystem services, provide clean air and water, forests, and bountiful crops. Contrary, degraded soil makes the soil vulnerable (Decaëns et al. 2006). Unfortunately, human activities…
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Vegetarian Diet
During this time of Covid-19 it is important to keep our body healthy so we can avoid problems when we become older. A way to keep our body healthy is by choosing a vegetarian diet, which increases our life expectancy and at the same time does not pose a danger to animals. A lot of…
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Can a Vegetarian Diet Help Reduce Obesity Worldwide?
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), obesity is one of the biggest problems in the world today. On the other hand, vegetarianism is considered a healthy diet, which also reduces the amount of resources required, such as the use of land for farming cattle. This essay will discuss the causes and problems of obesity…
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Essay on A More Diverse Diet
Nutrition may be one of the most important things that we can regulate on our day to day lives. It is obvious that the average American doesn’t worry about health as much as one should. Being more involved in one’s intake can cause drastic change and improvement that is detrimental for body growth. Nutrients like…