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Papers On Nutrition & Exercise
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Aging And Nutrition
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A 6 page paper. The US Census Bureau reported there were more than 35 million Americans over the age of 65 in the year 2000 and those over the age of 85 are the largest growing population. The data regarding the proportion of seniors who do not have adequate nutrition on a daily basis is alarming. This paper explores the data and the reasons so many of our elderly do not receive adequate nutrition. The writer also reports the most recent guidelines regarding a proper diet for persons over 65. These guidelines include recommendations for food categories and for specific vitamins. The results of a lack of these daily nutrients are included. B Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PGafnut.rtf
America and Weight Loss Plans
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5 pages. Because a majority of the American public is overweight there are hundreds of new diet and weight loss plans invented every year. Some claim to be more successful than they really are, and some have even been found to be so dangerous as to be life threatening. Television sports new ads every week it seems touting a new weight-loss pill that allows us to lose weight 'while we sleep' or without doing anything differently other than taking a few pills every day. Needless to say these are not what they purported to be. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: JGAnofat.rtf
America's Eating Habits / Have We Really Improved ?
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A 6 page paper that considers the transformation of American eating habits from the 1950s and suggests that though the nation is focusing on healthier eating, it can also be argued that poor habits have been hard to break. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Eatingha.wps
An Analysis of the Eating Disorder Inventory Test:
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This 5 pape paper discusses the EDI-2 and its use as a tool in assessing eating disorders such as bulimia and anorexia nervosa. This paper offers an in-depth description of the test, its norm group, scales and sub-scales, comparison to the MMPI, and more. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: GSEatdis.rtf
An Energy Diet Supplement
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A 5 page paper examining a
performance-oriented dietary supplement product. Energy Fuel® is one of three products
featured in the "Survival of the Fittest®" line of GNC, and the company appears to be
marketing it as a crossover product. Though it is included in the fitness package, it also is
sold separately as an energy-booster. The marketing tag line is "The antidote to the
26-hour day." A literature review speaks only to the weight loss properties of guarana
and ma huang, while noting the naturally-occurring caffiene in guarana. Bibliography lists
6 sources.
Filename: KSenergy.wps
An Overview of Vitamin B-12
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of this important vitamin. Malabsorption is discussed. Symptoms of deficiency and which populations are at risk are also included. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: SA316B12.rtf
Anabolic Steroids: Negatives Outweigh Positives
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A 4 page overview of the numerous adverse impacts which have been associated with the unsupervised use of anabolic steroids. These impacts include both physiological changes and personality changes as well as increased potential for certain diseases such as heart disease and cancer. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PPstero2.rtf
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