... /below 130% of the federal poverty and three types of restaurants (fast food, chain full service and independent full service) and the link it had to the Body Mass Index (BMI) in those individuals. This article wanted to portray the link between county poverty and urban sprawl and how environmental planning has a relationship (negatively or positively) the ... the residents. The results were significant: with an increase to the proportion of chain and fast food restaurants in these low income areas, came an increase to the BMI to the residents living in those areas. Many have suspected t...

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... grew up into adults and into their 50s. this study was able to conduct medical examinations on children that summarized that as the years went by the BMI (Body Mass Index) of those children were increasing through the years and that every year the average BMI of children were increasing. Kids were gaining more weight. From the 1970s to 2008 the nations ... BMI grew from less than 30% to about 50%. Other studies also showed that today 68% of adults and 31% of children are either overweight or suffering from obesity ... ...

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... appearance and their weight seem to be a primary focus of how they are treated. With this in mind, there seems to be a stronger link between BMI and stage of maturation or sexual maturity rather than between BMI and chronological age [Cow, 14]. Children that are obese having feelings of being socially discriminated against and often branded by their peers and adults within ... are present and related to obesity. Hypertension or high blood pressure in children is on the rise due to the national and international obesity pandemic. Majority of studies show that a BMI or Body Mass Index gre...

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... the hips. Her shoes would be a size 3. Further, she tells us that "at 5'9 " tall and weighing 110 lbs, Barbie would have a BMI of 16.24 and fit the weight criteria for anorexia. She likely would not menstruate " (Slayen). For reference, a BMI of less than 18.5 is officially classified as underweight. Not only that, but she tells us that with such proportions, Barbie ... ...

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... . So athletes should have less emotional stress than the average individual (REFERENCE). As unhealthy as eating disorders are overall, there are also benefits of self inflicted starvation, deprivation and a lower BMI to an athlete's performance in thin build sports. In long distance running the lighter you are the faster you can run, because you have less weight to carry and therefore ... ...

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... they are not adding variety to the foods they ate. Their diets consisted mostly of unhealthy foods that were available to them and for the most part they had higher BMI's than people who consumed healthy foods. This study looked at the diets of people before being diagnosed and it was found that changing a person's diet before diabetes may influence their ... ...

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... body fat. Different measurements and factors are used to determine whether or not a person is overweight to the degree that it threatens health. Some of these are body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, waist-hip ratio, and anthropometrics (Grayson 1998). Some symptoms of being obese include a body fat percentage greater than thirty percent for women and twenty-five percent for men ... ...

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