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The Factors Affecting Adherence and Non-Adherence to Class-Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programs
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An 8 page exploration of the benefits provided by classroom-based pulmonary rehabilitation programs. Notes that conditions necessitating pulmonary rehabilitation can be direct pulmonary impacts as well as indirect conditions such are cardiac disease. While some patients willingly pursue rehabilitation classes, however, others refuse to pursue rehabilitation classes and some start such classes but fail to follow through with them once they are started. The factors which enter into such decisions are multifaceted in their nature and range from the individual’s belief as to how those classes may or may not benefit them, time considerations, cost consideration and even socio-demographic factors. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: PPrehabP.rtf

The Five Characteristics Of A Nutritious Diet: Critical Review
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3 pages in length. The all-consuming focus on weight control has compelled people to forego the basics of what truly comprises a nutritious diet and, therefore, what constitutes the absolute best way to offset weight gain and encourage reaching one's ideal weight. The five components of a nutritious diet - moderation, variety, calorie control, adequacy and balance - equate to the safest, most effective way to get healthy and stay that way; interestingly, past government guidelines have proven the greatest culprit to achieving a nutritious diet. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCNutriDiet.rtf

The Growing Problem of Obesity Among Our Nation's Children
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A 10 page overview of the problem of child obesity. The author points the finger at television and corporate advertising, both of which serve to lead our children into sedentary lifestyles and poor nutritional habits. The key to this problem, however, is parents. Parents must take a more active role in their children's lives and not be so ready to place them in front of the electronic baby-sitter. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PPobesCh.rtf

The High Cost of Obesity in the Workplace
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This 13 pages report is written as a speech for a keynote speaker at an annual meeting of corporate human resource executives, from a variety of companies. The topic is the importance help employees improve their health, which ultimately improves the bottom line of the corporation. The HR people need to understand that healthy employees are better employees and use less of the organization's medical and healthcare benefits. Humor, quotations, statistics, and tips on public speaking are included. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: BWobese.rtf

The History of Physical Education
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This 5 page report discusses the history of physical education programs. Formalized fitness programs in the schools started in the 18th century in Germany and expanded to other European nations and the United States. In the United States, a classical scholar trained in theology, Charles Beck (1798-1866) Charles Follen (1795-1840) are thought of as two of the first American physical education teachers and were responsible for the creation of the first outdoor gymnasium for children and the first college gymnasium (at Harvard). Since that time, physical education and fitness have come to be understood as essential components in a well-rounded education and life. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: BWpehist.wps

The Human Respiratory System & Intense Exercise
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A 4 page paper on the human respiratory system. The writer covers how the system works, the lungs' capacity for holding air, and that which specifically takes place during inhalation and exhalation. Applying these principles, the paper then attempts to solve whether the human respiratory system acts as a hindrance during intense exercise. It is concluded that the load on the respiratory muscles has only a minor role in the regulation of ventilation during heavy exercise. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Respsyst.wps

The Impact of Nutrition on Breast Cancer and Cervical Cancer
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A 5 page emphasis on the importance of nutrition in decreasing one's propensity for contracting these potentially fatal conditions. The literature suggests that even such potentially fatal diseases as cancer can be impacted by choices to which we subject our bodies. Our propensity to be stricken with breast cancer and cervical cancer, for example, are believed to be associated in part with very specific lifestyle choices. Each of these conditions is related to cellular reproduction and each can have direct ties to nutrition. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PPnutCnc.rtf

The Keys to Weight Loss
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A 4 page discussion of the factors which enter into the weight a person maintains. Physical inactivity and improper diet are the most often identified causes of obesity but an number of other factors are at play as well. For most individuals, however, the key to weight loss lies in a reduction of caloric intake and/or an increase in physical activity. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: PPweigh2.rtf

THE MEDIA, NUTRITION AND HEALTH ISSUES
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This 12-page paper focuses on how issues related to health and nutrition are depicted in the media. Topics discussed include how the media impacts consumer choice, types of media used and different types of reports that can be found on various media outlets. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
Filename: MTmednut.rtf

The Mediterranean Diet
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An 8 page paper discussing the Mediterranean diet, comparing an American individual’s one-day food intake and assessing the benefits that might be possible from changing to such a diet. The Mediterranean Sea is ringed by countries of diverse cultures – Italy and Egypt, as example – but the basic components of Mediterranean countries’ typical diets are similar. They are based on whole grains and vegetables; few dairy products; extremely small amounts of red meat; and their primary fat sources are plant-based and so contain no cholesterol. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: KSmedDiet.rtf