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    want to reduce their weight and an additional 28% of Americans are trying to control or maintain their weight1. According to the World Health Organization, in 2014, more than 26% of the population were considered overweight (BMI > 25), and 8% were obese (BMI>30) 2. It is clear that today’s society represents and outstanding need and demand for better individual health and fitness, all of which can be fulfilled by wearable technology. Considered to be the forefather of wearable technology, the 17th

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    Trishnee and Jeewon (2014) found: in this study, we depended on information which was accessible on mean body mass list (BMI) by the World Health Organization (WHO), estimations of the six sorted districts, specifically, Africa, The America, Eastern Mediterranean, Europe, South-East Asia, and Western Pacific (Trishnee and Jeewon, 2014). BMI qualities were accounted for by the WHO up to 2008. BMI has been all around utilized to asses a man 's weight status and wellbeing concerning stoutness. A normal

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    Thimerosal is a mercury containing organ mercurial that is found in many vaccines. In 1999, concerns from parents and health administrations were raised on the theory that vaccinating children under the age of two would cause autism. By 2001, thimerosal was taken out of all childhood vaccines in the United States, with the exception of various flu vaccines, in regard to these concerns and merely as a safety precaution. However, there has proven to be no link between autism and vaccines containing

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    The World Health Organization (WHO) defines GMOs as an organism whose DNA has been altered in a non-natural way. GM plants are usually changed to be insect resistant, virus resistant, or herbicide tolerant. Monsanto is a huge factor in the production of genetically modified organisms, or more commonly known as GMOs. GMOs have been studied and there is proof showing they are harmful to humans, animals, and the environment. Big businesses like Monsanto are taking over and basically producing a monopoly

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    contains all of the vital life source and if it fails, a person is dead (Leming 2011). The decentralist theory maintains that the entire body, including each cell and organ, possess the life force (Leming 2011). The United Nations and the World Health Organization defined death in the 1950s as “…the permanent disappearance of all evidence of life at any time after birth has taken place” (Leming 2011:45). This

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    present risk factors. The main factors contributing to diabetes is obesity, there also other pre-diabetic risk factors such as ethnicity, poverty, and age. Obesity has become a major factor also known as an increased BMI (body mass index). The world Health Organisation has mentioned that by 2015, 2.3 billion people will be obese. In UK alone the rates have doubled in the past years. Different ethnic minorities have higher prevalence in diabetes, figures have shown ethnicities such as African, Caribbean

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    This paper tries to make the reader believe that vaccinations are safe to use as well as a crucial part of keeping people safe from disease. This paper cites a variety of online sources, such as the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO). Recent outbreaks, such as the measles outbreak in Europe, are examined and put into the context of a lacking vaccination rate. Additionally, the benefits of vaccinating, such as protection from harmful diseases, the eradication of

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    Introduction: The Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) note that when children participate in the recommended level of physical activity of at least 60 minutes per day multiple health benefits ensue. Nevertheless, since the creation of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) increasing focus has been dedicated to bridging the achievement gap between students and less emphasis has been placed on non-academic curriculum such as, physical education. Research

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    The World Health Organization (WHO, 2016) has recognized childhood obesity as one of the most significant public health issues of the 21st century. In 2011-2014, the prevalence of obesity among children living in the United States aged 2-19 was 17% (Ogden, Carroll, Fryar, & Flegal, 2015). While this percentage has stabilized in the past 10 years, millions of children are affected by this disease and at risk for chronic comorbities (Shapiro, Arevalo, Tolentino, Machuca, & Applebaum, 2014). Unfortunately

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    The World Health Organization defines violence against women as “any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or mental harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life” (2014). Aboriginal women are three times more likely to experience physical abuse than non-Aboriginal women, and this was found to be true regardless of whether the offense was spousal

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