Comparisons and Issues of Steroid and Supplement Use
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This is a 5 page paper discussing the issues involved with the use of steroids and supplements today. While steroids remain mostly illegal, except in medical treatments, usage remains fairly easy to spot. Supplement use, on the other hand, is on the rise in adolescents today and can be seen as far more dangerous because of its accessibility and the many unknown elements used in today’s supplements. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TJstero1.rtf

Considerations in Food Safety
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A 4 page discussion of the importance of food nutrition, purchasing, storage and preparation. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Contemplating the Diet Monster
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A 4 page contemplative essay/ research paper on the topic of dieting. The writer looks at the variety of trends that have dominated the literature of dieting over the last several decades and offers personal observations on the subject. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khcodiet.rtf

Contributing Factors to Adolescent Obesity: A Research Proposal
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This 20 page paper provides an overview of the issue of adolescent obesity and a research proposal on the subject. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
Filename: MHOBESITYCHILD.rtf

Counseling a Dysfunctional Family with Obesity
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This 4 page paper discusses the ways in which a community health nurse could use the "family as a client" approach, the structural-functional theory and evidence based nursing to counsel a dysfunctional family with obesity. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: HVDysObs.rtf

Countering Stress with Exercise
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A 3 page paper discussing exercise's positive effect on stress reduction. Exercise is the single best antidote to stress. Exercise's benefits include mechanical relaxation of tense muscles; increased blood flow to deliver oxygen and remove biochemical waste products; and endorphin release, assisting the individual to view the same circumstances in a more positive light. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KShlthStressExer.rtf

Creatine as a Nutritional Supplement
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A 5 page paper discussing the relative benefits and concerns over the use of the nutritional supplement creatine. Written from the perspective of a student who is interested in the supplement’s long-term impacts to her fellow students, this paper advises that while the use of creatine as a nutritional supplement might be considered one of the least deleterious practices pursued by these athletes and may actually result in some forms of athletic performance, athletes should consume the supplement only with extreme caution as there are no long-term studies testifying to the absence of long-term deleterious effects. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: PPcreat2.rtf

Creatine as an Athletic Dietary Supplement: Magic Potion or Enigma?
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A 10 page review of the use of synthetically-produced creatine as a dietary supplement for athletes. While the majority of reports point to the benefits of the supplement, its usage has only been common during the past few years. Consequently, there are not long-term studies on the effects of the supplement and caution in its use is advised. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: PPcreati.wps

Cultural Considerations for a Home-Bound African American Patient
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A 3 page consideration of Mrs M., a fifty year old obese African American with diabetes and hypertension. This paper considers the cultural factors that relate to this case. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Dangers of Dieting
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A 5 pager paper that explores the medical dangers of diet fads, including anorexia, bulimia and diet drugs such as Fen-Phen and Redux. The paper also explores the psychological and societal influences behind dangerous diet fads. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: Dietdang.wps