Cause and Effect: Anorexia “I look like a normal‚ well-adjusted 15-year-old high school sophomore. I like talking to friends on the phone‚ riding my bike‚ watching TV‚ and spending time with my boyfriend. I make above average grades and like math and science classes the best. However‚ about a year ago‚ my weight dropped to 72 pounds. I lay in a hospital bed with unkempt hair‚ fragile limbs and a sunken face. I was seriously ill. The villainous disease was not cancer or AIDS. I had anorexia‚ a condition
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food they eat and can become severally thin. Anorexia affects the mind and body‚ it could lead to death. Anorexia usually starts in the teens and can go into adulthood. Untreated anorexia can lead to starvation‚ kidney damage‚ and heart problems. The cause of anorexia is not fully understood‚ it’s thought to be a mix of physical‚ emotional‚ and social triggers. Anorexia changes how the brain and metabolism work. Genetics are thought to play a big part in anorexia‚ certain personality traits such as low
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“Positive Psychological Effects of Exercise” Kelsey Leavitt Thomas G. Plante‚ C. C. (2006‚ April 10). Psychological Benefits of Exercise Paired with Virtual Reality. Retrieved from http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.tntech.edu/ehost/detail?vid=5&sid=2e69bd11-298b-4674-98ca8d42db4513b4%40sessionmgr110&hid=126&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=pdh&AN=2006-04110-006 Introduction Numerous studies showed that a daily routine of exercise made people live longer lives‚ had healthier
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Cause and Effect of Anorexia Of all girls and women in the United States‚ ten percent will be affected by an eating disorder. Men and women alike are affected‚ however it is more common in women‚ specifically those aged thirteen to twenty. The most common eating disorder among teenage girls is anorexia nervosa. This disease is mostly linked with an overwhelming desire to be thin. People take extreme measures to achieve this goal (“Causes”). Anorexia is a very mysterious and misunderstood disease
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Report The Effects of Exercise on the Cardiovascular System Introduction Exercise has a major impact on the cardiovascular system and its efficiency in the human body. There are many concepts which need to be examined to understand exercise and the cardiovascular system‚ such as systolic and diastolic blood pressure‚ cardiac output‚ total peripheral resistance‚ and physiological pathways. According to the European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation‚ exercise provides a change
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Cause and Effect Analysis 1 A Cause and Effect Metacognative Analysis Bryan J. Critical Reading and Thinking‚ Section 409 March 11‚ 2010 Cause and Effect Analysis 2 Casual Metacognitive Analysis Introduction I am focusing on the cause and effect genre in this paper to inform the reader about steroids and how they have become a common phenomenon among athletes. What some people may not know are the negative effects steroids have on a person’s intellectual/spiritual
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The Hidden Truth Obesity is a tremendous issue in America‚ though it isn’t viewed as a pressing matter. The media portrays obesity as only a choice and the effects only affect that person. Which in reality‚ obesity effects more than just that person. The majority of the causes and effects and can be passed down to their children. Effects such as current and future psychological issues‚ physical health issues‚ and economical expenses. Obesity creates many psychological problems including mental
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Assignment 2 The Body’s responses to long term exercise A response to long term exercise is a change that happens to your body over a long period of time due to exercise. It is also known as chronic exercise. Unlike the short-term effects‚ these changes do not happen immediately‚ they take time and effort to achieve. Once these responses take place it will allow an athlete to work at a higher intensity for longer. These changes mainly occur in the heart‚ lungs and muscles. This table shows the changes
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Cause-Effect Essay It’s never too late to change your mind! Have you ever though in your neurons?‚ What happen if they are getting oxidate? It’s time to grease it. The only thing that you need is to speed your mind! Below they are three ways to do it. For example drinking water‚ speaking another lenguage‚ writing and Reading helps to exercise the muscles of your brain. The dehydration doesn’t only affects the brain‚ it affects his operation too. The brain backs quickly to it’s normal
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Reviewing Physiological Data Effects of exercise on the musculoskeletal system: Musculoskeletal system The musculoskeletal system is made of muscles‚ tendons‚ ligaments‚ bones/joints and associated tissues that move the body and maintain its form. This system operates under the control of the nervous system producing voluntary movements. “This system protects the brain and internal organs‚ maintains up right posture‚ blood cell formation‚ mineral homeostasis‚ stores fat and minerals”. During this
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