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Men and post-menopausal women have an "apple-shaped" distribution of fat, carrying it predominantly inside the abdomen. Pre-menopausal women tend to have a "pear-shaped" distribution, with flab on the thighs and buttocks. "Apples" carry a higher risk of developing heart disease and diabetes than do "pears"...
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"Apples" carry a higher risk of developing heart disease and diabetes than do "pears". There is a paradox here. How can nations like America and Britain that are so body-obsessed become so overweight? Over the past 20 years the media, bookshelves and TV programmes have been filled with the notion of healthy eating, pro-carbohydrate, pro-fibre, low fat, no cholesterol, no sugar foods and diets...
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Childhood Obestiy There are many factors that need to be looked at with childhood obesity. Therefore, "If someone is obese, it means they are seriously overweight as a result of having too much body fat" (Collins)...	3 / 778
Child Obesity 04/06/05 Today in America there is a lot of obesity in kids. The obesity rates increase every year. Eating to much and not exercising enough is the reason that kids gain so much weight...	2 / 333
childhood obesity Childhood obesity. You hear about it everywhere. There are commercials about it on television and on the radio. It's a very popular topic on mainstream talk shows; even Oprah has an episode about it at least once every season...	4 / 1026
CHILD OBESITY All the hype and criticism revolving around obesity is not simply a complaint against fat individuals by those who find them unattractive. "The primary concern of overweight and obesity is one of health and not appearance" (Conquering 26)...	2 / 522
Childhood Obesity One out of every five children who are obese falls in the 94th percentile on the charts of the CDC, which means 25-30% of the children in the United States are overweight, less than 40% of these children meet the U...	1 / 200
Childhood Obesity: Video Games Not to Blame According to a 2006 American Obesity Association Study, approximately 30.3% of children (6-11 years) are overweight and 15.3% are obese. For teens (12-19 years) 33...	2 / 551
Causes of Childhood Obesity Works Cited Axmaker, Larry. "Childhood Obesity Should be Taken Seriously." Online Posting 24 November 2004. Accessed 9 April 2005. 1-4. Bastin, Sandra...	5 / 1253