A middle aged woman is forced to lose weight because she can no longer keep up with the rigorous schedule of her three teenage sons and four year old daughter. She feels as if exercise will take up too much time that she does not have, but she has heard dietary supplements pose several health risks...

The children of today are becoming more obese, for the fact that they are obtaining laziness. They are spending more time in front of the television than they are getting their daily exercise. Their growing bodies need the practice to lose baby fat before it gets to be a severe problem. The growth o...

Technology and Television: Child Obesity The children of today are becoming more obese, for the fact that they are obtaining laziness. They are spending more time in front of the television then they are getting their daily exercise. Their growing bodies need exercise to lose baby fat before...

Technology and Television: Child Obesity The children of today are becoming more obese, for the fact that they are obtaining laziness. They are spending more time in front of the television then they are getting their daily exercise. Their growing bodies need exercise to lose baby fat befor...

ENERGY DRINKS – BOOST or BUST How many of us have looked for or used something to boost our energy. Most of us have turned to energy drinks for this problem. Most of us never even realize what is in them or how it could effect us. So do they work are not? Let's find out. Energy ...

The prevalence of kidney disease is rising. "By the end of 1992, an estimated 220,000 Americans suffered from end-stage renal disease, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the prevalence of the condition climbs by more than nine percent each year" (Turner, Fa...

Impact of Heart Diseas Stages of the condition There are many types of heart disease. About 25% of all Americans have one or more types of cardiovascular disease. The major types of heart disease are atherosclerosis, coronary, rheumatic, congenital, myocarditis, angina and arrhythmia. Heart...

BANNING EPHEDRINE When 16-year-old Sean, a high-school football player, began taking a product called Yellow Jackets he obviously never knew the drug's fatal effects. Yet, as he sat on the bench doubled over with stomach pain and a headache, he knew something was wrong. His doctor diagnosed...

An Article Critique on : Risk Syndrome Found In Overweight Teens There are several issues that need to be dealt with in the world today but overweight teens is something so important that it requires immediate attention. "Nearly 1 million U.S. teenagers suffer from a syndrome associated with...