Introduction Each human being desires quality and long life. Various conditions hamper quality life and result in different types of illnesses some of which maybe chronic. As such, it is important to adopt a healthy lifestyle that enhances quality of life by preventing such diseases. Obesity is one such condition...
Summary This paper presents a profile of my neighbor whom I find rather interesting in terms of diverse background and unique worldviews and health approaches. Initials: L. Kulesh Sex: Female Age: 67 Place of birth: Kyiv, Ukraine (former USSR) The individual under analysis is an immigrant who has arrived in...
Documentary and Policy Issue The documentary “Fed Up” gives a detailed analysis of a major issue that affects many people in the United States and across the globe. In the film, Stephanie Soechtig shows how the dietary guidelines presented by the government three decades ago have led to numerous health...
Introduction The United States of America is one of the developed nations in the world. The government and other non-governmental bodies have worked together in order to fight some of the common diseases that are impediment to the development of this country. The research done by Cutler, Glaeser and Shapiro...
Definition Marasmus can be defined as malnutrition that develops to severe levels. As a result, the disease leads to the wasting away of body fats. Body muscles also waste away due to underfeeding of the victim. Malnutrition develops because the victims’ body is not supplied with adequate calories and proteins....
Since lifestyle habits have impacts on dietary health, people can exercise control over the state of their health by changing their behavior (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention n.d.). Many options are available for overweight persons. They can make changes to dietary intake and physical activity, use popular diet plan...
The outbreak of a new virus negatively affects the economy and people’s well-being. There is a great number of families who suffer from a shortage of money and cannot afford to buy necessities and food. In the situation of economic instability, it seems to be crucial to support low-income households...
Abstract There is an urgent need to improve the dissemination of nutrition information to a target group of pregnant women and would-be pregnant women to promote personal initiatives for proper nutrition during pregnancy. This curriculum project reinforces nutrition information on pregnant women and mothers for them to carry out a...
Introduction Economic development and empowerment of populations across the world has led into substantial improvement in health of populations across many parts of the world. Nevertheless, it is recognized that the increasing epidemic of chronic diseases is related to nutrition and lifestyle behaviors. Nutrition plays a fundamental role in maintaining...
Introduction Nutrition is one of the most important aspects of triathlon. Triathletes require good nutrition to enable them compete and perform at their best. Nutrition requirements depend on several factors that include type of training, length of training, intensity of training, and personal preferences (Aschwer, 2001). Triathletes should develop personal...
People need to promote appropriate nutrition at any stage of human life because the outcomes of nutrient deprivation vary and are hard to control. Nowadays, nutrient deprivation is a public health issue that has to be discussed on a global level due to the long-term deficits that are crucial for...
Introduction Nutrition is the process through which living organisms and cells are provided with food materials necessary to support life. Humans need to consume food to survive. The various nutrients contained in food are responsible for the various physiological processes in the body. Without proper feeding, humans are likely to...
Introduction Obesity is a significant health risk for people of all ages. There is an additional hazard for patients over 40 years of age who may not be physically active or follow outdated weight loss advice. It is crucial to ensure that such patients follow an appropriate nutritional regime and...
Introduction In modern society, it is advisable to add indigestible food to the diet. The benefits of these indigestible foods have been emphasised for a long time. Consequently, they are now widely accepted as part of dietary goals. All food has energy albeit in various forms. Some components of the...
Background The study by Bogart et al. (2016) seeks to examine the long-term effects on BMI of obesity prevention and intervention program for middle schoolers which combines exercise, education, and school environmental changes. The study identifies the primary issue as adolescent obesity with more than 1/5th of children aged 12...
Introduction Athletes as people who train intensively and competitively need to plan their nutrition according to their needs carefully. They should take into consideration not only how their nutrition plan will help them perform but also the state of their health. Some people choose to be on a gluten-free diet...
Introduction Families in the U.S. are often under pressure from daily stress. The relationship, life-work balance in parents, problems of healthy upbringing, economic issues, and other routines could seriously undermine the health condition of parents and children. Due to solving pressing matters enumerated above, families often forget about keeping their...
The evidence-based review article named “Physical Examination Findings among Children and Adolescents with Obesity” asks what are the common problems that come out from a special physical examination for the children and adolescents that suffer from obesity. The main issue that is discussed in the article is the importance and...
Introduction Millions of Americans are obese. Walking down the street it is hard to not to notice big men, huge women, and children looking like they want to be Sumo wrestlers when they grow up. There are three major reasons why a significant number of Americans are obese. It is...
Introduction Obesity is one of the major health problems occurring in people and is not only caused by genetic factors but also due to environmental causes and children of obese parents are more likely to be obese, stressing the importance of inheritance on obesity (Leibel, Behary & Friedman, 1993). Studies...
The consumption of foods is a very critical factor in the health of a human being. The health status of a person is a reflection of what food he or she is taking. Evidence from the World Health Organization shows that food intake is related to the development of noncommunicable...
Introduction The promotion of proper nutrition is one of the most popular topics with US health policymakers these days. Poor diet and obesity have been among the main risk factors of mortality in the US for several years (The US Burden of Disease Collaborators, 2018). Notably, it is crucial to...
Introduction Intended Audience: Healthcare practitioners, researchers, academics, and government officials. Writer Background: All three authors of this article are accredited, healthcare professionals. Writer’s Angle: The authors analyze obesity in the USA by studying correlations and incidence of obesity at different age intervals – at birth, at years 5-6, and 8-14....
Introduction Weight management has become one of the most problematic issues in contemporary nursing (Ng, Ntoumanis, & Thøgersen-Ntoumani, 2014). In their article “Trajectories of Weight Change and Predictors Over 18-Month Weight Loss Treatment,” Zheng et al. (2017) attempt at studying the problems of current weight management approaches. Because of a...
Introduction The completed research study analyzed the problem of childhood obesity and proposed the most appropriate strategies to deal with it. The correlation between this health predicament and physical exercises was covered in depth. The discussion below presents a summary of the key issues described in my final healthcare topic,...
Introduction The popularity of fad diets has grown tremendously due to the availability of social media and incessant promotion by celebrities together with the promise to deliver results within a short time (Jáuregui-Lobera, 2017). As such, most overweight people prefer this form of dieting as a way of dealing with...
Introduction The problem of maintaining the life of severely ill patients has been a highly controversial topic for a long time. However, decisions related to this issue always depend on circumstances. In this case, an elderly woman is in a coma. Although there are good chances that she will regain...
Introduction Obesity has become a global epidemic in the 21st century. In children, this health condition may have lasting implications because one may suffer from different diseases later in life. According to the available research, diabetes type II and coronary heart disease start in childhood, especially in overweight children (Sahoo...
Introduction Due to the immense magnitude of the problem of obesity among children in the US, which was identified in the First Draft, it is essential to propose a solution for the issue (Skinner, Ravanbakht, Skelton, Perrin, & Armstrong, 2018; Xu & Xue, 2016). Therefore, a comprehensive action plan should...
Introduction Topic The primary research question is the causes of childhood obesity and how the problem can be addressed. The working thesis is that childhood obesity is a multifaceted lifestyle disease, which can be managed easily by making the right choices concerning what children eat and their level of engagement...
As it was identified previously, the clinical practice issue of childhood obesity is of high significance. Potentially, the solution for this issue is provided by the development of the nursing-focused plan, which would include the implementation of evidence-based interventions for the prevention and management of childhood obesity. This paper aims...
Introduction The problem of childhood obesity is viewed today as an epidemic that is typical of many developed countries. The reason for concentrating on this issue is that “obesity affects 34% of children in the USA, and is considered a top public health concern due to the high level of...
The problem of childhood obesity is an important part of the list of health problems since such an issue at an early stage may cause serious consequences in the future. In order to analyze the ways of fighting this disease and assess the degree of physicians’ interest, the study “Dynamics...
Introduction Topic Research Question: What practical measures can be taken by the child’s parents, guardians, doctors, and teachers in order to prevent childhood obesity. Working Thesis: While genetic predisposition plays a large role in determining whether or not a child is going to be affected by obesity during preschool and...
Abstract Ketogenic diets, which are known for low carbohydrate and high-fat levels, are reported to confer protection against hyperglycemia in diabetes. Therefore, healthcare providers can advise diabetic patients to consume this diet. However, there is a need to back up such recommendations with adequate scientific proof. The goal of this...
Topic Selection Topic The topic chosen is the effects on fad diets on overweight individuals under the category of health and wellness. Description The popularity of fad diets has grown tremendously due to the availability of social media and the promise to deliver results within a short time (Jáuregui-Lobera, 2017)....
Problem Solution According to the tendency existing in the modern healthcare practice, the issue of childhood obesity is addressed with a one-sided approach. The majority of the existing programs are introduced for the elimination of some separate factors that influence obesity. They tend to target primary causes and develop a...
Solutions As it has been shown, fad diets are adopted by people who are looking for short-term outcomes and may not be aware of the possible dangerous effects of such a way of losing weight. Therefore, a perspective may be suggested to regard these people as victims of incomplete or...
Introduction Nutrition is an important component influencing the health of the nation. However, many people do not follow the accepted recommendations for the consumption of certain products. For example, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention claim that fewer than 1 in 10 American citizens ingest the recommended daily amount...
The problem of healthy eating is one of the burning issues in contemporary health care for children in particular because of obesity that affects many preschoolers. One of the possible reasons for obesity development apart from sedentary lifestyles or certain diseases is the consumption of fast food. Consequently, attention to...
The Rationale for the Topic and the Purpose The prevalence of childhood obesity in the USA is rather alarming as over 20% of children aged between 11 and 14 years old are obese (Cunningham, Kramer, & Narayan, 2014). Obesity is characterized by significant morbidity and associated with such serious health...
Introduction The problem of childhood obesity has been on the agenda of American healthcare for quite a while (Ogden, Carroll, Kit, & Flegal, 2014). According to a recent report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2018), around 18.5% (13.7 million) of patients aged 2-19 have been affected...
Introduction Obesity is one of the major health issues in the developed world, as well as developing countries. This epidemic disorder is mainly diagnosed with the help of BMI (body mass index), but other measurements such as the assessment of the fat distribution and screening tests are also utilized (Evans...
Background of Study The research problem that led to this study is the inadequacy of the current childhood obesity treatment programs in dealing with this health condition. According to the authors, the available treatment programs for childhood obesity yield moderate and short-term outcomes, and they do not have a mechanism...
The teaching experience was aimed at improving awareness about healthy eating in obese adults. Apart from the information on healthy eating habits, the participants received comprehensive information about obesity, including its potential risks, causes, and management. Overall, the teaching experience was positive and received favorable reviews from the students. However,...
Introduction Obesity is a health condition that bothers many people around the world regardless of their gender, age, and ethnicity. When an adult patient is obese, much attention is paid to his or her style of life and health-related decisions that were made. When obesity changes the life of a...
Analyzing the Problem of Childhood Obesity and its Consequences Considering the fact that childhood obesity is a problem that has diverse aspects, it demands a careful analysis to come to a single conclusion about the most suitable methods of preventing and managing it. It should be mentioned that childhood obesity...
In their article, Abbondante et al. argue that alterations in a person’s nutrition affect the presence and characteristics of metabolites in the serum and liver controlled by circadian rhythms, and the effects are different for the two tissues (2824). The importance of the study is explained by the widespread practice...
Introduction Fad diets are a loosely defined category that includes popular diets that are not recognized by official healthcare institutions. Common elements of fad diets include the simplicity of the regimen, appeal to non-scientific or pseudoscientific authority, and short implementation time. When combined, these factors create a highly appealing option....
In their article, Sahoo, Sahoo, Choudhury, Sofi, Kumar, and Bhadoria (2015) study the acute problem of childhood obesity. According to Sahoo et al. (2015), the modern world is dominated by two overarching tendencies – nutrition deficiency and overweight, which account for a great deal of polarization on the issue. While...
Stress is a common part of life, as everyone deals with it from time to time. It refers to a state of mental or emotional strain. People undergo various forms of stress from their daily encounters at home, in the workplace, or within the social circle. Studies have established that...
Introduction The current project is focused on the problem of childhood obesity as one of the most severely impacting health issues in the US. The primary research question is “How effective are current public health interventions in decreasing childhood obesity in the US?” This question is rather acute in modern...
Abstract Rastelli, Knauf, and Cani (2018) studied how microorganisms that inhabit a human’s body connect with a person’s brain to find possible solutions to metabolic disorders. The authors identified several pathways that allow such communication. Critical approaches to developing nutrients that help to prevent diseases such as obesity or diabetes...
Website 1 https://stanfordhealthcare.org/medical-conditions/healthy-living/obesity/prevention.html Stanford Health Care site is an online platform worked out specifically to eliminate the obesity issue. The site provides explicit information on the cause of the disorder, its treatment strategies as well a detailed description of preventative measures. It also offers the key statistical data and a...
Population and Health Disparity Over 4.3 million Hispanics live in Florida. Obesity is prevalent among Hispanics, especially those coming from Mexico (“Current status,” 2018). Obesity occurs in Hispanics more often than in Whites. Obesity is one of the enduring health problems in US healthcare Obesity leads to heart diseases, loss...
Introduction Several aspects of the proposed intervention can be addressed from the point of view of relevant academic literature. Particularly, it is important to recognize that parental supervision and guidance can have different forms, and literature should be analyzed for the advantages and disadvantages of these forms. Also, to ensure...
Food Group Intakes The analysis of food intakes indicates that some food groups meet or exceed the recommended levels, whereas most food groups meet the recommended consumptions. The consumption of grains (2 ounces) is under the recommended level (6 ounces) because whole grains level is 1 ounce, which is below...
Introduction Topic Research question: What are the effects of racial or ethnic backgrounds on trends in childhood obesity in the United States? Working thesis: There has been a global upsurge of childhood obesity which is caused by imbalances in caloric intake and utilization, both of which are dependent on behavioral...
The article was written by Salandy and Nies (2013) focuses on the research study conducted to reveal the connection between college students’ nutrition and the way they interact with others, manage stress, and drink alcoholic beverages. The professionals were interested in the health behaviors in this population because they realized...
Introduction A research design and a sampling strategy are among the most important factors determining the accuracy of the results obtained in the course of the nursing study. The former refers to the framework selected by the researcher to organize the constituents of the study (data collection, measurement, and analysis)...
Assignment Questions The price that an obese nation has to pay is manifold, and this fact is explained and illustrated by the people who are interviewed in the episode “Consequences” created by Chaykin and Johnson (2012). First of all, as Thomas Frieden insists, the costs of healthcare are bound to...
Introduction The given research is focused on the problem of obesity, particularly on the efficaciousness of sports exercises in comparison with medication therapy in patients who suffer from obesity. PICOT Statement The patients who suffer from morbid obesity (MO) participated in this research. During one year some of them were...
Introduction Background and Significance of the Problem Obesity is an issue that is faced by people of all ages worldwide. It develops from a simple overweight and leads to a range of complications. This problem is associated with other diseases so that a patient becomes not able to live in...
Evidence-based nursing empowers clinicians to apply or introduce appropriate interventions that can address patients’ needs. This objective is achievable when caregivers use clinical information, evidence, or ideas to offer competent care. Nurses can apply evidence-based guidelines to support the management of illnesses across the age continuum. This paper discusses how...
Introduction Human health is directly related to nutrition patterns a person employs, and improper diet inevitably leads to pathological changes in vital functions. Healthy eating habits play a key role in the prevention and treatment of diseases of the heart, stomach, liver, kidneys, and so on. The purpose of this...
Introduction Obesity is a chronic disease that tends to progress. Clinical manifestations and etiology of this disease are well-studied. Because obesity and metabolic disorders associated with it are a serious problem reaching the level of a pandemic, researchers actively search for ways to solve this issue and suggest improved methods...
Introduction The obesity rates continue to rise; since the 1980s, obesity’s prevalence among children and adolescents has tripled in the USA (Matson & Fallon, 2012). Different interventions are suggested to address the problem of obesity and include pharmacological treatment, lifestyle changes, education provided to children and their parents to raise...
Introduction Despite the recent efforts to reduce childhood obesity, it persists as a well-recognized problem in the United Kingdom, highlighting the need to study factors that contribute to childhood obesity. Most recent data suggests that a third of all children in the UK are classified as obese or overweight (Fat...
Introduction Numerous studies have concluded that the rate of obesity among children and adults in the United States has been on an increasing trend over the past several decades. This can be attributed to many factors, including the eating habits of the population, lifestyle choices concerning exercise, and genetic factors....
Introduction The article selected for critique was interested in establishing how a yoga-based intervention provided to overweight and obese study participants over a short duration of time affected their health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Yadav, Yadav, Pandey, and Kochar (2016) clearly identified the research problem as the inability of overweight...
The Impact of Genetics on Policy Issues When dealing with sickle cell disease, it is necessary to pay attention to the impact of genetics on policy issues. The genetic screening and testing of children are typical activities in the process of diagnosing sickle cell disease. However, it is necessary to...
Introduction The last several decades could be characterized by the significant alterations of the traditional peoples lifestyle. The rise of technologies and their implementation in the majority of activities performed by individuals during their lifespan resulted in the decrease of efforts needed to accomplish a certain task. Additionally, alterations could...
Introduction It was once a rarity, then, it became a delicacy – now, it is considered to be an unhealthy temptation. The attitude to chocolate has undergone critical changes, but since it ventured into the Gulf, its fan club would always remain stable. The modern mass media’s appeal for healthy...
Since 1981, the value of foods served to children in the American public schools has been a raised a political, social and philosophical debate. Since President Reagan’s decision to include ketchup in the ‘vegetable’ category as a way of saving money in school lunch programs in 1981, the debate has...
The implementation of the planned intervention is inseparable from identifying stakeholders associated with the success of the proposed projects as well as the barriers to the intervention introduction potentially imposed by the key stakeholders. In school-based interventions, there are commonly several groups of stakeholders: external influences, structural levels, internal school...