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Peer reviewedMelcher, Janet; Bostwick, Gerald J., Jr. – Health & Social Work, 1998
States that because of the widespread concern about weight, social workers need to understand the difference between fact and myth. Counters many of the weight myths and examines the cultural, social, biological, and psychological factors to be considered when assessing clients who are considered obese. Presents a framework for developing an…
Descriptors: Biology, Body Weight, Cultural Influences, Death
Download full textBooth, Frank W.; Chakravarthy, Manu V. – President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Research Digest, 2002
This report itemizes the costs and consequences of sedentary living, providing cost reasons to fight a war on sedentary lifestyles. It begins by explaining that 70 percent of U.S. adults are sedentary (undertaking no leisure time physical activity or less than 30 minutes of physical activity per day), and it notes how sedentary living increases…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Chronic Illness, Death, Diabetes
