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    HOW CAN YOU MODIFY YOUR LIFESTYLE TO INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF LIVING A LONG‚ HEALTHY LIFE? Life expectancy is affected by many factors. These include diet and exercise‚ smoking‚ mental state‚ environment‚ career‚ spirituality‚ social interaction and support. One of the most easily controlled aspects in my lives is my nutrition and exercise. My physical well-being directly impacts on my life expectancy. I am aware of the value of a well-balanced diet – rich in fruit‚ and vegetables‚ low in fat

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    Stravinsky’s developmental context Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (June 17‚ 1882 – April 6‚ 1971) is known not just for the breadth of diversity acknowledged in his oeuvre‚ but for the impact and contribution it has made on Western culture‚ particularly music. Indeed‚ Time magazine named him as one of the most influential people of the 20th century. At the time of Stravinsky’s birth‚ Imperial Russia was undergoing immense change in all areas of society. Upon his accession to the Russian throne in

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    As we know‚ obesity is a serious health problem. It can cause various types of other diseases including heart disease‚ stroke‚ high blood pressure‚ diabetes and so on those will shorter our live. How can obesity cause these types of diseases? That is because cholesterols and fats build up in the wall of arteries and the arteries getting narrower and eventually block by the fats. A doctor took the blood sampling of a obese person who eats fast food everyday. The doctor found that there is a layer

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    result‚ a race has emerged. This race is not one where cars are to cross a finish line‚ but a race to see which restaurants can make the cheapest priced food while maximizing their profits. These fast food restaurants provide the consumers‚ to which they cater to‚ with tasty calorie dense food that is unhealthy‚ and consumed on a regular basis. All of these variables have resulted in the obesity pandemic that we are fighting today. It is twelve o’clock on a Monday. Lunchtime has arrived and you

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    sacrifices. Narrative structure also applies to the poem “What has Happened to Lulu?” by Charles Causley to demonstrate the story line behind the short and factual words. One of the first ways the director of “Cinema Paradiso” Giuseppe Tornatore attempts to use narrative structure to engage the audience is by clearly portraying the most important setting of the story‚ which is the Cinema. Torantore uses the setting to make us realize that the world has changed. Near the beginning of the movie where the

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    To what extent is obesity a public health issue and in what ways might psychologists contribute to the resolution of problems arising from it? We are‚ according to most public health authorities‚ in the midst of a pandemic of “globesity”‚ (global obesity) a term coined by the World Health Organisation in 2001. The question remains whether globesity is a disease itself‚ a symptom of underlying physiological or psychological illnesses or even a sign of social excess and therefore not a disease

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    prevalence of obesity in children Before going to discuss about obesity and its impact on health‚ we can say that children are pioneer of future of any nation. They have greater contribution in nation development and development is based on children health. Looking at the present scenario‚ we can say that childhood obesity is being increased and it is one of the global issue which needs more attention‚ as its lead to chronic disease and disability in future life. According to the Australian Bureau

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    Obesity is a problem all across America. Everyday young kids choose to stay in their room and play video games or watch TV instead of going outside to play or participate in athletics at school. The benefits of exercising greatly outweigh the benefits of watching TV or playing video games‚ but yet most children would still rather be inactive. Being active keeps you healthy in many ways and can be as fun as you make it. There are many benefits of being an active person. Being active helps you control

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    Bibliography and Title Question 2 World-wide‚ obesity has become a global human health problem. What are the main causes of the obesity endemic? Discuss the various actions that governments and individuals can undertake to combat obesity.   The increasing rate of obesity around the world has made it one of the world’s worst problems in the last decade. Although the problem of being underweight has been a bigger concern‚ the problem relating to obesity has started to escalate exponentially (The President

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    possible choices‚ I decided that the most serious and universal problem is the growing chasm between the richest and poorest people on earth. Citizens of the ten wealthiest countries are now seventy-five times richer than those who live in the ten poorest ones‚ and the separation is increasing every year‚ not only between nations but also within them. The disparity between rich and poor is nowhere more evident than in the US. Of all industrialized countries‚ we rank the lowest (22nd) in equality between

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