Health Threat of Morbid Obesity Morbid obesity brings with it an increased risk for a shorter life expectancy. For individuals whose weight exceeds twice their ideal body weight (that’s about 2-6% of the U.S. population), the risk of an early death is doubled compared to non-obese individuals. An article in JAMA (Journal of the American […]

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Franklin and Tate (2009) define this idea of healthy life or human life span as “the number of years of an individual’s life (or life span) during which he or she is generally healthy” (p. 8).  Therefore engagement in productive occupations such as volunteering and exercise can aid in the increased level of physical, cognitive, […]

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The health of contemporary society is threatened by behavioral choices, environmental temptations and lack of opportunity, as well as governmental negligence. One may ponder and question these claims. However, this this individual challenges each of you to step outside your communities, metaphorically, and physically and view modern culture from the lens of an outsider looking inward. […]

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