Tag: Obesity
Generally, obesity is the accumulation of fatty deposits build up inside a person’s body. This occurs when the tissues become excessive fat. Worse, obesity may interfere with and injure organs and eventually cause serious health problems. Being overweight is associated with a higher risk if you have a medical problem such as diabetes and heart disease.
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Relationship between Parenting Styles and Obesity
Nursing Assignments
Obesity, in general, affects the physical and psychological wellbeing of the individuals affected, as well as increases the risk of other premature illnesses including cardiovascular disease, particular types of cancer, hypertension, stroke, and even premature death (Foss & Dyrstad, 2011)....
Last modified: 21st Aug 2020
Proposed Intervention to Decrease Obesity Rates
Nursing Assignments
The intended purpose of this project is to decrease the rates of childhood obesity by decreasing BMI by 5-10% through education of dietary intake and increase physical activities. The intervention wil...
Last modified: 18th Jun 2020
Impact of Obesity in Society and Solutions to the Problem
Nursing Essays
Analyse how rising obesity is causing a crisis in modern society, and evaluate current solutions to address this problem. Increasing numbers of obese people in modern society have caused a series of s...
Last modified: 18th Jun 2020
Is Obesity a Disease?
Nursing Essays
Obesity is Not a disease- Michel Tanner AMA Declares Obesity a Disease- Liz Neporent John Pollina One of the most controversial issues related to the health field is obesity. Obesity affe...
Last modified: 4th Jun 2020
Health and Social Impacts of Obesity
Nursing Essays
Introduction Today, we have two groups of people, young people who are struggling with obesity and others who do not care. We are in a time where being obese can be detrimental to good health and for ...
Last modified: 1st Jun 2020
Health Problem: Child Obesity in Canada
Nursing Essays
Health Problem: Child Obesity in Canada Needs Assessment and Rationale An excessive accumulation of body fats causes childhood obesity over time due to positive energy balance. Therefore, the conditio...
Last modified: 1st Jun 2020
World Awareness of Pathological Conditions: Obesity
Nursing Essays
Abstract Obesity being a non -communicable disease has a big impact on many things. It is a battle that has affected so many and a fight that is still being fought for many years in the past and the o...
Last modified: 29th May 2020
Examining the Need for Obesity Prevention Programs in Schools
Nursing Case Studies
Results A phenomenological study was conducted to explore the need for a school-based obesity prevention program in rural elementary schools by principals. The face-to-face interviews were vari...
Last modified: 29th May 2020
Obesity Epidemic in America: When Does the Individual Take Responsibility?
Nursing Essays
Abstract This paper examines who is responsible for the growing obesity epidemic that has affected and continues to affect millions of people. Some people blame the obese individuals themselves, and o...
Last modified: 29th May 2020
The Effect of Television Watching on Obesity
Nursing Case Studies
Abstract This study looks to further the theory that too much time spent sedentary or watching television will lead to a higher rate of obesity and type 2 diabetes. Participants in this study will b...
Last modified: 20th May 2020
Uncertainty Reduction and Social Penetration Theories in Tackling Obesity
Nursing Essays
Introduction Communication is inescapable in human life and living things at large. Communication refers to the passing of information between two parties, interpersonal, or within oneself in mind, in...
Last modified: 18th May 2020
Health Promotion Case Study of Patient with Coronary Heart Disease
Nursing Case Studies
Introduction Throughout this assignment I have chosen to discuss a patient I have previously cared for during my placement on a cardiology ward. The patient which I will be writing about was diagnosed...
Last modified: 14th May 2020
Effects of Physical Inactivity on State Diabetes Rates
Nursing Literature Reviews
Introduction Diabetes is an issue that continues to grow and plague the United States. According to the American Diabetes Association, diabetes was the seventh leading cause of death in 2015 (ADA 2015...
Last modified: 14th May 2020
Critical Thinking Skills in Patient Diagnosis and Care
Nursing Case Studies
Case Study: Mrs. Wong The basis of this paper is to enhance critical thinking skills when it comes to diagnosis and plan of care for Mrs. Wong by utilizing the information in the case study to formula...
Last modified: 7th May 2020
A Case Study of Change: Obesity
Nursing Case Studies
Obesity in primary care has become an increasingly common problem. Like any other medical condition overweight and obese patients should have access to appropriate treatment and care using a delicate,...
Last modified: 12th Feb 2020
Risks of overweight and obesity
Nursing Questions
Question What are the known health risks of overweight and obesity? Answer It is well documented that an increasing prevalence of obesity will lead to a significant strain on healthcare services globa...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Patients who blame their difficulties losing weight on their genes
Nursing Questions
Question What should nurses tell patients who blame their difficulties losing weight on their genes? Answer A recent article in The Daily Telegraph (Knapton, 2016) summarises the findings of a study p...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Relationship between obesity and type 2 diabetes.
Nursing Essays
Diabetes and obesity have been highest in the most serious threats in world’s health. Diabetes is now one of the serious chronic diseases which have affected many of the Australians as it is...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Promoting Health and Well-being in Nursing: Obesity
Nursing Essays
The aim of this essay is to clarify and explain role of professional nurse in relation to the public health issue of obesity. This essay will explore the different concepts, such us legal and ethical,...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Reducing Childhood Obesity: Health Promotion or CBT
Nursing Essays
NuRS21010 Understanding Evidence-Based Nursing Practice Concept Terms Boolean Operator Hits Population: Childhood Childhood, young people, children, child, youth. (Childhood obesity...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Can breastfeeding Prevent Childhood Obesity
Nursing Essays
Can breastfeeding in the first six months prevent childhood obesity? ‘Obesity’ is defined as a body mass index (BMI) of ≥25kg/m2 (World Health Organisation 2015). In the past decade, thr...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Health Promotion Strategies for Obesity
Nursing Essays
Introduction Australian Health Ministers have identified obesity as an area of National Health Priority Area as evidenced and supported by Durand 2007 “reversing the obesity epidemic is an urgent pr...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Models of Health for Obesity Intervention
Nursing Essays
Introduction Public health has been a topic of government debates. It is an increasing issue that is provoking a lot of publicity. Strategies are being implemented as well as policies in order to tac...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Effect of Anti-obesity (Orlistat) on Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Remission
Nursing Essays
Effect of Anti-obesity (orlistat) on Type 2 diabetes Mellitus remission in patients in Saudi Arabia. Abstract Introduction Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is one ...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Effects of Obesity on Pregnancy
Nursing Essays
In 2015-2016, the CDC found 71.6% of the American adult population exceed healthy weight standards. More of the population was considered obese at 39.3% compared to 31.8% for the overweight...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
