obesity is a disease is that obesity impairs the normal functioning of a body. People who are obese have excess fat tissue in their bodies. The excess fat causes the overproduction of certain molecules‚ which will lead to an abnormal regulation of food intake and energy waste (ProCon.org “Is Obesity a Disease?”). A person is categorized whether they are normal‚ overweight‚ or obese by their BMI. A BMI is a calculated y by their height and weight. A normal non-obese adult’s BMI ranges from 18.5 to 24
Premium Obesity Hypertension Cancer
An Observation of Borderline Personality Disorder Observation The first time I heard the phrase “mommy dearest” was when I was in Junior high school. My classmates were joking around about how their mother’s yelled and lecture them and telling stories. Jokingly‚ one of my classmates suddenly yelled out “mommy dearest” and they started to laugh. I vividly remember thinking at that time‚ what’s mommy dearest? And what does that mean‚ am I missing out on something that everyone already knew
Premium Personality disorder Borderline personality disorder Abnormal psychology
Allen Frances‚ in Saving Normal(20??)‚ discusses the fads in psychiatric diagnosis in the past‚ present and future. He provides the reader with specific examples of how fads from the past affected individuals and society. Frances does a good job describing the fads that are currently taking place in our society and what to look out for in the future. There were certain things from each of the chapters that moved me. It was interesting how Frances explained that fads were common during times of instability
Premium Thought Drug addiction Psychology
growth of adolescent’s development. The concept ‘Mature’ emotional behaviour of any level is that which reflects the fruits of normal emotional development. A person who is able to keep his emotions under control‚ which is able to break delay and to suffer without self pity‚ might still be emotionally stunned and childish. According to Walter et.al. (1976) emotional maturity is
Premium Statistical significance Emotion Psychology
Epigenetics: Rough Basic Concept -The basic concept of epigenetics is a simple pattern for human development. There are different marks needed to expedite these marks which some include noncoding RNA’S‚ DNA methylation and even CpG dinucleotides. Epigenetics work very complicated they maintain the cell cycle which changes the differences when it comes to expressing genes without changing the DNA sequence. When dealing with germ cells and the developing embryo the reprograming and remaking the right
Premium DNA Gene expression Epigenetics
Do you think Dell is well positioned with respect to its competitors? Not yet because Dell still left behind HP and IBM. People who want flexibility in their PCs tend to buy HP brand. For instance‚ HP Power Distribution Rack which controls three-phase power distribution across a row of server racks brings enhanced flexibility to IT personnel who are seeking to place power where it is needed‚ but without over provisioning or otherwise wasting the precious resource. In other hand people who want
Premium Personal computer Hewlett-Packard
Ryan Murphy is known for his ability to keep things interesting‚ and in his new sitcom The New Normal he has not fallen short on that expectations. In this series Bryan and David‚ a happy gay couple living in L.A. with respectable jobs‚ seem to have everything except for the one thing they want most‚ a child. The couple hires Goldie‚ a young mother who had just left her adulterous husband in Ohio and ran away to L.A. with daughter‚ Shania‚ to start over and forget her old life‚ to be a surrogate
Premium Family Family values
5S SYSTEM : NAMRIA ( National Mapping and Resource Information Authority) NAMRIA envisions a highly-professionalized‚ technically advanced‚ globally competitive‚ and environment and natural resources caring agency. Its mission is to generate and disseminate reliable and up-to-date geographic information and provide related services‚ by employing state-of-the-art technology‚ in support to national development and security. As provided for in the Department of Environment and Natural
Premium Form of the Good Bulacan
differences between cancer cells and normal cell. Some of the differences are well known ‚where as others have only been recently discovered and are less well understood.You may be interested in how cancer cells are different as you are coping with your own cancer or of a loved one. For many researchers understanding how does cancer cells function differently from normal cells foundation for developing treatments designed to rid the body of cancer cells without damaging normal cells. First‚ when it comes
Premium Cancer Cell division Gene
Standard Marketing Marketing is one of the terms in academia that does not have one commonly agreed upon definition. Even after a better part of a century the debate continues. In a nutshell it consists of the social and managerial processes by which products (goods or services) and value are exchanged in order to fulfill the needs and wants of individuals or groups. Although many people seem to think that "marketing" and "advertising" are synonymous‚ they are not. Advertising is simply one of the
Premium Marketing