Dietary Non-Compliance in Cardiac Patients
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A 5 page discussion of the difficulty heart patients encounter trying to adhere to prescribed diets. The author emphasizes the importance of dietary changes in improving the quality of these patients' lives but observes that even deliberate nutritional intervention tactics are often unsuccessful in achieving long-term changes. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Dieting
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A 3 page overview of dieting, in which the writer argues, based on scientific research, that diet do not work and that rather than go on extreme weight reduction diets, individuals should eat frequent small healthy meals and exercise. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khnodi.rtf

Dieting Problems, Successful Dieting Stories, Healthy Japanese Diet Foods, and Available Diet Pills
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A 5 page paper which examines the problems dieting in America, includes successful dieting stories, and considers Japanese foods which encourage a healthy diet, and the diet pills which are currently available. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TGdiet.wps

Dieting: Just Eat Healthy
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A 3 page paper which examines how the best diet is one that consists of eating healthily and sensibly. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Digestion: Travels of a Ham Sandwich and Glass of Milk, From Mouth to Excretion
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A 10 page overview of the digestive system as seen through the digestive processes required in the consumption of a typical meal. Outlines the basic functions of the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, pancreas, liver, gallbladder, and large intestine. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PPdigest.wps

Does Garlic Extract Provide Positive Health Benefits?
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A 5 page research proposal for nursing research into the effectiveness of aged garlic extract (AGE) on cholesterol levels among study subjects with confirmed heart disease. The proposal includes reference to disseminating results within the Neuman systems theory of nursing for a “systems” view of the use of garlic in conjunction with statin drugs and other traditional treatments. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KSnursGarlic.rtf

E-Health and Women's Hypertension
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A 7 page overview of E-Health as it relates to hypertension in women. This paper emphasizes the value of e-health information but also encourages the user to use reason when deciding the validity of that information. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PPmedEHealthHypertension.rtf

EATING DISORDERS
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This 20 page paper gives an indepth overview of eating disorders. Anorexia and bulimia focused upon, etiology, presentation, treatment, ongoing research, and prevention. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Eating Disorders in Middle-Aged Women
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This 11 page paper seeks to discover why there has been an increase in the number of middle-aged women suffering from eating disorders, such as anorexia, when these diseases are thought to afflict only much younger people. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Eating Disorders: Female Verses Male Victims
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A 6 page discussion of the environmental and genetic causes of eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia. While it is an established belief that eating disorders are more likely to affect females than males, both sexes are affected. The reasons undoubtedly relate to genetics as well as to environmental factors. These reason also could be expected, however, to relate to the limited understanding of eating disorders. Interestingly, as our knowledge of this condition increases so too do the statistics regarding its manifestation in males. While the primary victim of eating disorders still appears to be females, there is undoubtedly some intersex overlap in the factors causing the condition. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Eating Disorders: Looking Good is All That Matters?
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A 4 page review of the problems associated with eating disorders. Written from the perspective of the Australian educator, this paper emphasizes that teachers must arm themselves with facts and deliver those facts in a way that makes students understand their health is more important than body image. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPanorxL.rtf

Effective Treatment of Childhood Obesity
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A 36 page research paper that examines the pandemic of childhood obesity. This literature review examines the empirical research on the topic of childhood obesity in order to discern the efficacy of treatment options for this epidemic, which is plaguing the industrialized nations. Conclusions are then drawn concerning the efficacy of these proposed treatments and/or programs and how the literature suggests that childhood obesity should be addressed in light of this data. The review concludes by discussing the implications of this research in regards to possible future studies that will add to this body of knowledge and contribute to the goal of effectively coping with this societal problem. Bibliography lists 19 sources.
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