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Obesity Linked with food in American Schools

Obesity Linked with food in American Schools By Mahvisha Kanwal What’s the issue?                               In USA, elementary and primary schools takes the responsibility of providing a free lunch facility to the students. Although all of the schools have maintained the quality of food, but according to a recent study, almost one third of all the children and youth are considered as over-weight. The basic cause of this issue is that, the nutritional value of food is not being kept in mind by the school community. Another issue of increasing rate of obesity is that the schools food department attract the children by making yummy fast food which is for sure not healthy for the children. That’s why children like to eat food from the school cafe rather to bring from home. According to WhatsForLunchNYC.com , a New York City-based website dedicated to overhauling the city’s lunch system, school lunches are in dire need of a health makeover: “In a typical week, elementary
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EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE

What is EBOLA VIRUS disease? EBOLA VIRUS disease also known as Ebola Haemorrhagic fever is one of the most fatal and serious illness in this era. The first transmission of the virus to humans was from animals and then it continued from one one human to the others. The case fatality rate of this disease usually ranges from 25% to 90% in the past few outbreak, thus making it one of the most feared disease. It first out broke in the remote areas of the Africa, but recently it has also spread to the urban areas of the Africa. Ebola virus disease was noticed for the first time in 1976 in the village of Sudan. However, the recent breakout is on a massive level as it is causing a lot of deaths in the African countries like in Nigeria, Liberia, and Sierra Leone etc. The family of this virus consists of three genera which are Cuevavirus, Marburgvirus, and Ebolavirus, Besides, there are five species that have been identified so far which are Cuevavirus, Marburgvirus,
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CASE SCENARIO OF A SMOKER

Tobacco use mostly involves the burning tobacco in the form and cigarette and then inhaling the tobacco. Many smokers begin smoking during the early stages of their lives, like when they are in their teens. There are many reasons to start smoking tobacco at such an early stage of their lives, such as psychological and socio-economic pressures from their surroundings, bad company, and lack of proper guidance by their guardians. After sometime, these habits become permanent due to the avoidance of the withdrawal symptoms and the dependence on the intake of nicotine. The adverse effects associated with smoking problems are responsible for more than 400,000 ore almost one out of every five deaths in a country like United States of America. Smoking along with a poor diet and the absence of physical activity can lead to various serious complications which can be related to health and also affecting the people around you. Although, smoking alone is really deleterious to the healt
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SNORING PROBLEMS AND SOLUTION

Snoring Problems and Solutions Some people only learn about their snoring problems when another person tells them about it. Most of the time, a snorer doesn’t even know they snore. Snoring is the sound created when air cannot pass through the airway smoothly. It is caused by physical obstructions such as big tonsils and bulky throat tissues. But how can one get rid of it? Lose Weight It is not a coincidence that around 50% of all American adults snore and that 30% of them are overweight. Being overweight is a primary cause of snoring. Bulky or fatty throat tissues, along with poorly toned throat muscles, will easily fall back into the throat to create snoring sounds. Being overweight means more fats around the throat. Poorly toned throat muscles, on the other hand, are caused by lack of exercise. Since no specific exercise is designed to lessen fats around the area, a full-body exercise will have to do. Frequent and regular exercising may also help with the weight loss,
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Red bull, Its ingredients and effects

Red bull, Its ingredients and effects Energy drinks are beverages having caffeine or other CNS stimulants as their major active ingredient, causing stimulation of both mind and body. Energy drinks are getting popular in masses across the globe. People really consider them an immediate source of energy and their consumption is getting increased with each passing day. At this moment red bull is the most popular energy drink in the world. Health professionals and even the common people are having confusion about the affects of red bull as they think that it leaves a bad impact on the health. The main reason for these reported side effects are due to the ingredients of red bull which are Caffeine, taurine and glucoronolactone.  Company, marketing red bull has denied any side effect, however there are some as mentioned by the researchers. Although red bull doesn’t seem to have major side effects as when used moderately, but health professionals have warned the people about its
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