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Most High School Students Don’t Exercise Enough
Published on 20 Jun, 2011 at 9:58 in Health | | No Comments
High school students aren’t doing much running—and when they do run, there’s a good chance it’s to a vending machine.
Roughly one-third of high school students in the U.S. drink two or more sodas, sports drinks, or other sugary beverages per day, but only 15% get the one hour of daily aerobic exercise that health officials recommend,…
Southern Europeans, Diet of
Published on 27 Apr, 2010 at 9:47 in Diet | | No Comments
Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, and southern France make up the region known as southern Europe. Southern France is included because it is culturally similar to the rest of southern Europe. Greece is often grouped with eastern Europe; however, it is included here because Greek food has greatly influenced the cuisine of southern Europe.
Italy is a boot-shaped…
Obesity
Published on 9 Mar, 2010 at 10:47 in Health | | No Comments
What is obesity? Being obese means having so much body fat that your health is in danger. Having too much body fat can lead to type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, arthritis, sleep apnea, and stroke.
Because of these risks, it is important to lose weight even if you do not feel bad now. It is hard to change…