... and no menstrual period for at least 3 cycles, which is called amenorrhea. They may also exercise compulsively. There are many physical consequences to this disease. Blood pressure becomes erratic, heart rate drops, heart may become enlarged, anemia is common, their sense of taste changes, their skin may become jaundiced, calcium deficiency leading to osteoporosis, and the brain can actually shrink causing ... the endocrine system is the pituitary gland at the base of the brain. This controls everyone's metabolism. Low levels of these hormones are what cause the low heart rate. A normal...

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... of everything they have. There were things in that aisle I had never heard of, so being in a sort of rush, I grabbed the first bottled herbal compound that stood out to me, which was ma huang. Ma huang, also known as ephedra, is the plant most commonly used as a source of ephedra products. Ma huang is a popular dietary supplement in the United ... and increases body temperature, it has been used to control weight and to help prevent sleep (Brown, 1995). One of the side effects of increased metabolism is an increased pulse rate and a slight elevation in blood pressure. Ephedra is not rec...

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... started searching in the school library, I tried first to find some books that talk about obesity, and I could not find them because the books were out. This assured me that I" m not the only one who's interest in this subject. Any way, I tried to look again in the public library, this time I was successful. Looking ... fat under his skin, who can hardly walk. After I started my research I was so surprised to learn that every person who seems not to be overweight to me is. "According to most health care providers,1 men with more than 25 percent body fat and women with more than 30 percent...

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... training class and lifting outside of class. I have learned various ways to stretch and to make myself more flexible. The sit and reach helps me become more flexible. Stretching is very important before you lift weights. If your stretch before your lift you have a lesser chance of pulling something. ... upper body, mainly my chest. Doing push ups will greatly improve your upper body strength. Dynamic stretching doesn't really do anything for me. All it does is increase my heart rate so I can lift better. Dynamic stretching, I think, is supposed to stretch your body out, like stretching. ...

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... BMI is at 30.196. I need to reduce my weight and to accomplish this goal I will implement a balanced, nutritional meal plan. Calculating the basal metabolic rate (BMR), I know that I need to consume 1,663 calories per day. And now that I know the importance of every food group in the Food Guide Pyramid ... times per week for at least 35 minutes per day. I believe that the moderate physical activity that I practice has help me feel strong to meet physical challenges, I feel energetic, I can move with ease, and what is most important, I feel more confident because exercise has help ... m...

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The Risk of Childhood Obesity Only some apples were allowed at snack time when I was 7 years old because my mother worried me about being overweight. She controlled serving size, and made me do exercises such as swimming. At that time, as a little child, it was really hard to resist the temptation to eat, and I still remember it. Whenever I remember ... it, I tell her how hard it was, and say "Apples disgust me!" However, I understand what she did and I see that she was right because I believe that if she had not controlled it, I would be overweight. This was not only my ... and to understan...

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Only some apples were allowed at snack time when I was 7 years old because my mother worried me about being overweight. She controlled serving size, and made me do exercises such as swimming. At that time, as a little child, it was really hard to resist the temptation to eat, and I still remember it. Whenever I remember it ... , I tell her how hard it was, and say "Apples disgust me!" However, I understand what she did and I see that she was right because I believe that if she had not controlled it, I would be overweight. This was not only my problem, ... issue and to understand that an indivi...

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... We will be doing weight training and starting to maintain a certain balance of what we should and should not eat. I know it will not be hard for me to succeed in getting my life back on track, it is more of when something happens and I stop. Once I stop I have a extremely hard time in ... became tired, so I stopped and walked home. I never started running again till few years later. Hopefully while on the golf team, my teammates will push me to become stronger and reach my goal physically and mentally. My goal is to lose at least twenty pounds and be able to focus much more on the ... A...

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... day, as I was speaking on the phone to my best friend Tanya, and I began to ask her how her day went. She went on to tell me how she cooked a big dinner for her family, which was very odd because she hardly ever cooked. As she started to go into detail about how she ... detail, tangling herself deeper and deeper into her web, that she began to believe herself. Even though the story was harmless and a bit humorous, the situation always reminds me of a poem that I once read by an unknown author, in which I find explains why "saying" actually becomes believing. The poem reads: Be careful wh...

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... the community center near my house, and my job was to help senior people to apply for government money to pay for their heat. Anyone wanted to apply must give me the amount of income that they received from the government. The most money that one person can receive from the government was about five hundred dollars. After paying all their ... lunch during my school day, because I do not have enough time to go home to eat. Some young people eat fast food because it tastes good. However, some people, like me, eat fast food because it is our only choice. Old people, on the other hand, have...

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... is becoming more common throughout the United States. Most food addicts, just like many other addicts, know the risks of excessive food intake, and think "It will never happen to me." Julia Hart, a registered nurse, even over looked the consequences when she began overeating. All her life she had been a petite woman. In her mid-thirties she became addicted to food ... addiction, 4 there are many negative causes that come from excessive eating. This addiction may even be a fatal. The 300,000 deaths a year due to obesity is rapidly growing. This death rate can be reduced if these people w...

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... as Anorexia Nervosa. I never thought about it much, until I have read a story about a girl, who became bulimic after she heard that she is too fat to become a model. It inspired me to choose Anorexia as my research topic. I decided to investigate what exactly this eating disorder is, who is likely to develop Anorexia, what are its consequences, and why do people ... physical effects. According to the "NAMI" - (Notional association for Mental Illnesses) starvation experienced by persons with Anorexia can cause damage to vital organs such as the heart and brain. Pulse rate and blood press...

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... stepson from preschool. In the four miles that we drive from our house to the school, we pass four or five fast food restaurants. Each and every day, he begs me to stop at McDonald's or Taco Bell to get a kid's meal so he can get a toy and claims to be hungry. Little does he know that in his generation he ... fatten up quicker from all the starch (Food Inc.), and to butcher a cow you need it to be 1000 pounds. Therefore, farmers are being able to have a higher turn over rate, which leads to the American public eating more and at a quicker pace. Chickens as well are getting the short end...

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... ) has received more than 800 reports of injuries associated with the use of products containing ephedrine since 1994. These reports consist of cases of high blood pressure, insomnia, nervousness, heart rate irregularities, tremors, heart attacks, seizures, strokes, and even death. In fact, the 1988 death of Anne Marie Capati, a Huntington, New York woman, raises the question of whether warning labels have ... to be so quick, safe and easy. But after learning the harm it can do, its much easier to lose weight the healthy way. Plus, energy from exercising actually gives me a much bigger bo...

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... cancer is to do screening after screening after screening.. This type of cancer kills 28,000 men per year When the disease is caught early it can make the survival rate jump to 90 percent. Drinking can cut years off a life in many forms. It can help the liver and help out other important health aspects like cholesterol. You are also ... stay fit we would be a better society, I think about all the things that I eat in one day and I hope that I can cut done on what I am eating that may harm me. If I can quit doing the wrong things now like smoking, drinking to much and eating fast food ev...

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... I came to school, my physical activity has been limited to Fit/Well class. I really need to start doing some exercise. My weight right now isn't too bad, but at this rate I"ll be really fat by the time I graduate. Choose a diet with plenty of grain products, vegetables, and fruits. I do fine in the grain products, but my fruits and vegetables are ... my salads. As far as my fruit group, I"m pretty close but still need a little more. I could plan to eat an apple or banana for lunch and dinner which would bring me up to the recommended amount in that group. As for my fats, oils, and sweet...

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... ; in people who are overweight or physically inactive; in individuals who have an immediate family member with diabetes; and in people of African, Hispanic, and Native American descent. The highest rate of diabetes in the world occurs in Native Americans. More women than men have been diagnosed with the disease. I talked with my grandfather about my grandmother's diabetes and how it ... to six injections a day. When I was a little kid I could remember seeing my grandfather giving my grandmother her insulin injections. As my grandmothers got older her diabetes progressed. My grandfather t...

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... I came to school, my physical activity has been limited to Fit/Well class. I really need to start doing some exercise. My weight right now isn't too bad, but at this rate I"ll be really fat by the time I graduate. Choose a diet with plenty of grain products, vegetables, and fruits. I do fine in the grain products, but my fruits and vegetables are ... my salads. As far as my fruit group, I"m pretty close but still need a little more. I could plan to eat an apple or banana for lunch and dinner which would bring me up to the recommended amount in that group. As for my fats, oils, and sweet...

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