Childhood obesity has become a complex health concern for public health officials. Obesity in children has reached its peak with more than one- third of children being either overweight or obese. (Salem Press,2014). Childhood obesity can be defined as when a child is above the normal weight and height for his or her age. The excess weight may come from...
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Issue China has made a substantial progress in tackling its HIV epidemic. The HIV epidemic in China is largely characterized by low national prevalence at 0.037% with certain regions having higher and more severe HIV prevalence rates [1]. The country has also made substantial progress with regards to funding its HIV response as 99% of funding came from domestic sources...
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Obesity is a rapidly growing threat to the health of people worldwide, and will most likely lead to other life threatening diseases if not treated. According to the WHO Consultation (2000), Obesity has been around since the end of the Persian rule in 332 BC, but insufficient knowledge was known about the present condition. Some indicated our metabolisms obeyed the...
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Obesity is currently a major issue in the United States due to social media, technology, and everyday life, which needs to be controlled because it can eventually lead from minor to major health issues. Obesity is the condition if being overweight; a condition characterized by excessive accumulation and storage of fat in the body. “Obesity has become a serious health...
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Diabetes can be easily prevented and controlled with the change in lifestyle. Modifying the lifestyle is the cornerstone for diabetes management and cure. These modifications in lifestyle involves various non-pharmacologic therapies and include a prescription for it, are regular exercises, yoga, healthy and mindful eating and stress management. Regular Exercises- Exercise is a prevailing way in the direction of refining...
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One century ago, obesity was scarce. Today people all around the world are gaining weight, in America, over 35 percent of adults are currently suffering from obesity or overweight, it has become a serious problem in many countries. Obesity is most commonly caused by a combination of excessive consumption of food and lack of physical activity. Obese people consume more...
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Abstract Diabetes Mellitus is a condition that millions of people around the world suffer from. The hallmark of this disease is an insulin insufficiency. For decades researchers have sought to find and improve treatment methods for this disease, using various methods of insulin delivery. This article outlines some of the major techniques used over the past several years. Introduction Over...
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Australia’s indigenous health status of the people continues to be worst compared to other sub groups. According to a research study that there is little improvement over the past decades about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander’s health status. Their adult life expectancy is decreased by 15-20 years, twice mortality rates from cardiovascular diseases, death rate was 17 times higher due...
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Information on obesity According to world health organisation (WHO) obesity and overweight is defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that leads to various health problems. Obesity can be measured by a taking a person weight in kilograms divided by square of height in meters. An individual with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or more is generally considered...
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HIV/AIDS has caused many epidemics in rural areas and communities across Haiti. HIV/AIDS pandemic, we examine the association between declining natural capital and engaging in risky sexual behaviours, as potentially another livelihood strategy. HIV/AIDS can be transmitted through several factors. Environmental, social, cultural, and political factors affect the spread of infectious disease. For instance, when we look at HIV/AIDS, it...
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Let me be clear before I dive into the world of sex and being overweight. If you are confident, and your partner, or yourself makes you feel sexy, and desirable, then you are guaranteed to communicate that between the sheets. This isn’t the case for everyone though, there have been studies done that connect being overweight to having lower energy...
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Did you know that “...at least 2.8 million people each year [die] as a result of being overweight or obese”? World Health Organization. (2017, obesity). Obesity is a big issue that is affecting people of all ages around the world. There are many causes of obesity such as overeating, genetics, hormones, the environment, and lack of physical activity. A lot...
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Junk food is used to describe food items and drinks that are low in important nutrients (protein, fibre, vitamins) and contain high amounts of calories from saturated fat, added sugars and added salts. While the definition of junk food can vary from person to person, everyone can agree that it is not the healthiest category of food. A diet consisting...
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The revelation of the human immunodeficiency infection (HIV) as the causative living being of (AIDS) and the powerlessness of present day drug to discover a solution for it has set HIV as a standout amongst the most feared pathogens of the 21st century. (AIDS) is an ailment brought about by the human immunodeficiency infection (HIV). HIV contamination is an extremely...
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According to the World Health Organization (2018), overweight and obese individuals are those with “excessive fat accumulation that may impair health,' and this occurs as a result of a positive energy balance i.e. energy intake is greater than energy expenditure. An individual is classed as overweight if they have a BMI (body mass index) of 25-29.9 kg/m2, and obese if...
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Obesity is a chronic illness that it mainly consists when you have a high percentage of fat in your body. Obesity it’s produced when you consume extra calories than what your body needs accumulating body fat, making you gain a lot of weight, and it affects your health negatively, causing difficult diseases. To calculate weather, you have obesity or not,...
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Many people with diabetes wonder, rightly, if they can consume honey and enjoy this 'nectar of the Gods'. Honey is mostly composed of sugars and so it is important to control your consumption when you are diabetic. Among the sugars, however, honey is one of the most interesting. His qualities make him an ally to know . What is diabetes...
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Did you know that 1 in 10 children in Singapore and 41 MILLION children worldwide are overweight? What’s worse is that 7 in 10 of these children grow up to be obese as adults as well! Did these figures alarm you?! I hope they did! Fret not however, as I am here to provide you with a solution that is......
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Michael A. Pizzi, Kerryellen Vroman 2013 April did their study on Childhood Obesity to find if obesity had caused impact to children’s participation, psychosocial and mental wellbeing. Their study aimed and investigated the psychosocial issues due to obesity, the variant sequelae of psychosocial factors have been revealed with childhood obesity which includes the children being targeted and marginalized and being...
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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 high body fat levels. Globally,...
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Executive Summary The HIV incidence in Bhutan has seen increasing over last decade ever since the first detection of HIV case in the year 1993. Since then, HIV was given the due attention with the establishment of the National STI and HIV/AIDS Control Programme in 1988, even before the first case of HIV was detected. This rise has been attributable...
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The definition of double burden of malnutrition is coexistence of undernutrition along with overweight and obesity, or diet-related non-communicable diseases across the life course. There are multiple forms of malnutrition including: stunting, wasting, micronutrient deficiencies (vitamins and minerals), overweight or obesity, and non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Double burden of malnutrition is more evident in lower and especially middle income countries who...
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Introduction Every country is susceptible to potential outbreaks of large scale diseases. These infectious diseases cause a multiplicity of problems, specifically extreme numbers of death with those afflicted. Diseases like SARS, HIV/AIDS, and Ebola have claimed the lives of many, but what if we could predict the spread of new infectious diseases? That is the purpose of this paper. Mathematics...
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Climate is the pattern of atmospheric conditions over a long period of time. Also can be described as the atmospheric conditions that prevail in a given region over a period of time. This includes not only the average weather but also values of climatic conditions that prevail at extreme ranges, their variability, and the frequency of various occurrences. These climatic...
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Diverse processes of undervaluing, tagging, with stereotyping bring loss of status, unfair and unjust treatment, and social exclusion of persons or groups are contextually entrenched at every level. These manifest in different forms of stigma – stigma from racism; HIV-related stigma; sexism and gender related stigma; homophobia and transphobia related stigma as pathways of oppression (Logie et al, 2011). These...
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There are high rates of chronic infections among many cultures around the world. The Human Immunodeficiency Virus, otherwise known as HIV, is one of the leading infections that can be transmitted in numerous ways affecting children, heterosexual’s, and homosexual’s, via blood transfusions, semen, vaginal fluids, rectal fluids, breast milk, accidents in a healthcare setting, blood from used injection needles, etc.,...
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On a global scale, the public health sector is built on prioritizing diseases that majorly contribute to the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. In the spectrum of accountable diseases, infectious diseases caused by Aedes Aegypti, which is the principal vector among the species family, has the widest ever recorded distribution and is notably responsible for Yellow Fever, Dengue, Chikungunya...
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Being hispanic, I have grown up in an environment where food plays a major role into my culture. We all know how delicious food can be, so though it sounds amazing that it’s such an important part of my culture, that isn’t exactly the case. The meals I eat on a regular basis and especially during holidays or special events...
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Introduction There is an obesity epidemic in the Western world. In this write up we will be discussing obesity, its causes and the role biochemistry can play to help provide solutions to this issue. Obesity is a condition in which the body weight increases above the limits of a physical requirement due to excessive accumulation of fat and increased adipose...
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Climate change, obesity, and undernutrition are massive global challenges. As the climate continues to change and damage the environment, it also has a direct impact on obesity and undernutrition. In January 2019, The Lancet issued a report on “The Global Syndemic of Obesity, Undernutrition, and Climate Change” stating that these three problems represent a “synergistic epidemic” or syndemic and for...
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