Essays and Research Papers on Nutrition & Exercise

A 10 page discussion of the contradictory evidence which exists regarding the benefits verses the adverse potentials of hormone replacement therapy (HRT)in menopausal women. While HRT is still touted by many professionals as advantageous in certain circumstances, these contentions are now being refuted in the case of new evidence which suggests that not only ...

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 ...

This is a 7 page paper discussing the sociology of food and the advertising market. The sociology of food has recently been used by advertisers in the food industry so best describe the process of conforming the acceptance of food products into the needs and norms of society. While foods have different meanings that are ...

8 pages in length. Research has shown bingeing to be the most common of all eating disorders, significantly contributing to the mental and physical stability of today's female adolescents. Typically, young girls who binge are overweight, but this particular eating disorder can affect those who are average-sized, as well. With the overwhelming ...

A 6 page discussion of the environmental and genetic causes of eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia. While it is an established belief that eating disorders are more likely to affect females than males, both sexes are affected. The reasons undoubtedly relate to genetics as well as to environmental factors. These ...

5 pages. Because a majority of the American public is overweight there are hundreds of new diet and weight loss plans invented every year. Some claim to be more successful than they really are, and some have even been found to be so dangerous as to be life threatening. Television sports new ...

An 8 page overview of the etiology and treatment of this systolic condition. This paper describes the symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis as well as diagnostic criteria and treatments. While surgical interventions, and even highly experimental procedures such as stem cell transplants are employed in some cases, by far the most common intervention ...

A 15 page paper discussing the anatomy of the penis, the method by which it functions sexually and specific exercises designed to increase length and girth by natural means. Results of the workout plan certainly are not overnight. The exerciser can expect to pass a year doing these exercises and others in order ...

A 7 page paper which discusses the psychological conditions regarding hunger and weight control. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

An 8 page paper discussing the chemical action of insulin, which has been misunderstood for decades. As researchers made discoveries that led them to believe they had discovered answers, frequently it was revealed that all that had been "discovered" was more questions. After decades of believing that excess sugar in the diet does ...

A 7 page paper which examines the benefits of strength training. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This is a 10 page paper discussing the issues of “runner’s high”. A literature review involving “runner’s high” reveals that several areas of research have been associated with this phenomenon. During intense exercise, endorphins, originally known as endogenous morphine, are released into the blood stream resulting in a feeling of euphoria and peace for those ...

This 5 page paper defines obesity and goes on to explore solutions. The paper argues that diet and exercise is a good overall solution to obesity in society but will not cure all cases. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

22 pages. Included herein is an introduction to the World Health Organization and their perspective on the obesity epidemic that is a global problem. It is amazing to learn that even the poverty stricken countries with problems of starvation and malnutrition have numbers of people that qualify as being obese as well. Addressed ...

This 5 page report discusses the heart disease of cardiomyopathy which is second only to coronary artery disease (CAD) as the most common direct cause of sudden death. To explain cardiomyopathy at the most simplistic level, it is a disease of the heart muscle that stops the muscle from producing the normal force for a natural contraction. Bibliography lists ...

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 ...

5 pages in length. Staying healthy is one of the most sought-after objectives in today's hectic lifestyle; with many people working two or more jobs, raising a family, conducting other obligations, as well as trying to squeeze in a bit of time for themselves, the aspect of health is often far down on the ...

This 5 page paper discusses how male baby boomers are handling the issues which they now confront in middle age. Specifically, this paper examines the health issues they face and how they are opting for wellness treatments in order to hold on to their youth. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 12 page paper discussing non-oral nutritional delivery in wound patients. One aspect of the relationship of wound healing and nutrition that has not been researched quite so well lies in the common belief that enteral (through the intestines) methods of delivering nutrition are superior to parenteral (bypassing the intestines) methods. Recent studies ...

An 8 page paper discussing some of the discoveries associating obesity with genetic predisposition. Obesity is approaching “epidemic” levels in the United States, and along with its increase also are rises in incidence of diabetes. Diabetes’ high blood sugar damages organs, including the heart, kidneys and eyes. Diabetes is in itself a ...

This is a 5 page paper with tutorial language inserted discussing the benefits of exercise and other factors in the prevention of heart disease. Heart disease in the United States is responsible for the death of five times as many women than is breast cancer yet many women are not aware of this fact. In ...

A 6 page paper discussing the growing problem of obesity in childhood. Television, electronic games, uncertain dangers in urban settings, parents’ busy schedules and a plethora of other influences all combine to contribute to creating increasing obesity in children. Children are more sedentary than at any other time, and marketers believe there is ...

A 5 page exploration of the benefits provided by classroom-based rehabilitation programs. While some patients willingly pursue rehabilitation classes, however, others refuse to pursue rehabilitation classes and some start such classes but fail to follow through with them once they are started. The factors which enter into such decisions are multifaceted in their ...

An 8 page exploration of the benefits provided by classroom-based pulmonary rehabilitation programs. Notes that conditions necessitating pulmonary rehabilitation can be direct pulmonary impacts as well as indirect conditions such are cardiac disease. While some patients willingly pursue rehabilitation classes, however, others refuse to pursue rehabilitation classes and some start such classes but ...

This 5 page paper undertakes a diet analysis of a health twenty one year only male over a two day prod using the interactive healthy eating index. The bibliography cites 1 source.