Fast Food, Dietary Additives, and Other Food Concerns
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A 4 page overview of the contentions made by two authors regarding the potential danger in our current dietary patterns. This paper examines food from the perspective of its change over time and from the perspective of the big business entities that control it. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPfoodMcDonalds.rtf

Fat-Free Foods & Weight Gain
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A 6 page paper examining issues related to the consumption of sugar based fat-free foods and weight gain. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Fatfree.wps

Fighting Cancer / Natural Preventions and Herbal Remedies
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A 13 page research paper on some of the more common alternative herbal (and other natural) preventions & remedies for cancer. High fiber diets and the use of Echinacea, Goldenseal, Ginsea, Cayenne, and many others are discussed and the evaluated with regard to their effectiveness and side effects (if any). A section is devoted to warning us about some of the more dangerous remedies that exist. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: Herbalre.wps

Firefighter Deaths
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A 5 page paper which researches firefighter deaths due to heart disease and non-job related conditions. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RAffdie.rtf

Fitness and Health Promotion in the United States
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This 5 page report discusses the promotion of health and fitness in America. Creation of physical fitness programs during the 1960s was, in part, a reaction to the poor state of health of Americans that was brought about by the relative prosperity following the end of World War II. However, fitness promotion began much earlier in America than during the complacency of the 1950s. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWfit.wps

Food Addiction / The Body Knows
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A 3 page paper illustrating aspects of food addiction. Written as a narrative, the paper mentions many of the points of blame food addicts assign to their condition—mother was always heavy, too; everyone says it's only a matter of will power. But there are other, less obvious reasons some people eat without even being aware of it. Some of it can be habit, but it's also a reaction to stimuli that often are negative or a poor self image that needs physical reinforcement. There are organizations to help, just as there are for that one addicted to alcohol, but food is an insidious thing. The alcoholic can simply resolve never to drink again. The food addict is forced to relearn (or learn) why and when to eat. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: Foodadd.wps

Food Allergies/Intolerances and Weight Gain
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A 7 page exploration of food allergies/intolerances. The author emphasizes that these allergies/intolerances can be directly associated with weight gain. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PPwghtFd.rtf

Free Radicals and Their Effects During Exercise
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5 pages in length. This paper takes a close look at the effects of free radicals and why those who exercise must take special care to eat a healthy diet. Free radicals are constantly being generated in the body by normal and abnormal biochemical processes. Exercise promotes free radicals and this can be hazardous to health. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: JGAfrrad.wps

Gender and the Manifestations of Eating Disorders
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This 11 page paper considers why it is that there is a large gender gap between the incidence of eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia. The writers examines why males are less prone than females to the condition using existing studies including consideration of influences such as self images, self esteem, confidence, depression, family and even social or economic factors. The bibliography cites 15 sources.
Filename: TEeating.wps

Gender Differences in Muscle Strength
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Scientists, physical therapists, and physicians have considered the nature of human strength and debated the efficacy of claims that men are inherently stronger than women. This 5 page review of the current literature reflects the findings of a number of research studies that present common and sometimes conflicting views on this issue. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Gendmusc.wps

Gout: Description, Diagnosis, and Treatment
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A 3 page overview of the a metabolic and inflammatory disorder known as gout. The author describes the condition, the best means of diagnosis, and its causes. While diet and lifestyle changes are beneficial in preventing gout the most effective treatment is pharmacological. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPgout.rtf