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Papers On Nutrition & Exercise
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Client Centered Nursing Home Care
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Client Centered Nursing Home Care. (12 pp). On any
given day, nursing homes are caring for about one
in twenty Americans over the age of 65. Almost half
of all Americans turning 65 this year will be
admitted into a nursing home at least once. One
fifth of those people admitted into nursing homes
stay at least one year-one tenth stay three years
or more. It is projected that in 2020, 40 percent
of Americans will die in nursing homes. This
paper examines what is necessary for
client-centered care programs in nursing homes.
Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: BBnhomCR.doc
Coffee Consumption and the Reduction of Risk for Symptomatic Gallstone Disease: Correlation and Causality
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A 5 page review of an article published in the June 9, 1999 edition of the Journal of American Medical Association. This article reports on research which demonstrates a correlation between the consumption of coffee and the reduction of risk for symptomatic gallstone disease in men. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPgallston.rtf
Community Intervention Nutrition Programs
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This 7 page report examines programs in place for food assistance, how the programs work and what more needs to be done to assist children from low-income areas. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Nutprog.wps
Community Needs Assessment for Outreach Education in Health Services: A Proposal
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A 3 page proposal for conducting a needs assessment of community outreach education efforts targeting health care issues. Designs a study incorporating qualitative input from independent focus groups and representatives from various governmental and private agencies regarding the effectiveness of existing outreach programs and specific community needs. Anticipates that coupling this qualitative input with quantitative information retrieved from the U.S. Census Bureau will aid the design of stand-alone, financially independent, outreach education programs within a three year time frame.
Filename: PPneedAs.rtf
Comparison of High Protein and High Carbohydrate Diets
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This 10 page paper looks at these two very different diet types and notes the battles between the diet doctor gurus. Their theories are assessed and compared. The paper focuses on Dr. Atkins's New Diet Revolution and Dr. Ornish's Eat More, Weigh Less. Other diets are mentioned. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA050die.rtf
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
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
