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Aninder S

Advertising fast food to children and its major shift - YouTube - 0 views

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Marketing Children Fast Food Canada

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  • Aninder S on 06 Jan 12
     
    The number one reason of our health concerns in Canada, is the fast food industry. It's not that Canadians are addicted to fast food, it's the way we are convinced to buy it. Marketing and business schemes are all a part of this world, but using these schemes on kids is cunning way to bring in costumers. Adults and parents need to explain and teach kids about fast food and how it is affecting the modern society. Fast food chains also keep their corporations under wraps, and don't conceal the truth about their products. We need to educate the youth of the future. A starting point may be the documentary the 11th Hour directed by Leila and Nadia Conners.
Aninder S

Is Indian Food Fattening? | LIVESTRONG.COM - 0 views

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Indian Food Health

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  • The cooking style and ingredients greatly increase the fat in some Indian dishes, such as dairy-based curries, pakora, paneer, fried bread and samosas.
  • Many meat, vegetable and bread dishes are fried or sauteed with clarified butter, coconut oil, milk and cream, which all add a high content of saturated fat to the dish.
  • Saturated fat can increase your risk of developing heart disease
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  • clarified butter, also known as ghee, in many of the recipes brings the calories from fat up to as much as 50 percent.
  • try some healthier Indian alternatives that are roasted, baked or steamed. These include steamed rice, naan, matar pulao, meat tikka or tandoori and curries made with a vegetable or dal base instead of a dairy base
  • choose an Indian restaurant that creates lower-fat versions of dishes
  • Ask the restaurant to cook your food in unsaturated oils instead of clarified butter, coconut oil or milk. Request yogurt-based curries instead of ones made with coconut oil.
    • Aninder S
      Aninder S on 06 Jan 12
       
      This is something I deal with on a daily basis, and I'm sure many of you can relate to. Traditionally putting in all the components that make it unhealthier in a dish puts more flavour into the dish, so without the food doesn't really taste good. Also for me especially I have an acquired taste for indian food, in that it has to taste a certain way for me to like it. This article would be more helpful it it explained how to still keep the essence and flavour of the dish but also reducing the fat and oil content. 
Aninder S

Obesity Silent Killer in India - YouTube - 0 views

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Obesity India

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  • Aninder S on 06 Jan 12
     
    The fact that obesity has become the number one reason of death, alongside malnutrition, is a frightening thought. Currently, in Canada, the number one cause of death is cancer, which is in many cases uncontrolled by the person who is diagnosed by it. But obesity, however, is a something we do to ourselves because we don't look after our bodies. And it is more difficult as well for people in India to find an alternative source to unhealthy food, because of the country's economic state. Perhaps with further government funding for health issues, the country might be able to work at one of it's major causes of deaths.
Joti P

MyPyramid - Food Pyramid - Food Groups and Serving Sizes - 0 views

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health food

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  • Fruit Group should provide 4 daily servings, or 2 cups.
  • Vegetable Group should provide 5 servings, or 2.5 cups
  • Grain Group should provide 6 ounce-equivalents (1 ounce-equivalent means 1 serving), half of which should be whole grains.
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  • Meat and Beans Group should provide 5.5 ounce-equivalents or servings.
  • Milk Group should provide 3 cups/servings.
  • Oils should provide 24g or 6 teaspoons.
  • Discretionary Calories: The remaining amount of calories in each calorie level after nutrient-dense foods have been chosen. Up to 267 calories could be consumed in solid fats or added sugars if the other requirements were been met.
  • Joti P on 05 Jan 12
     
    Also provides a good description for my first question.
Joti P

9 Foods for Fitness - 0 views

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foods fitness

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  • Taking the right foods will help you in attaining your target fitness and physique.
  • Coffee: Take a cup of coffee before you start to workout.
  • caffeine present in coffee blocks the pain-processing adenosine
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  • you will not stop your workout due to aches.
    • Joti P
      Joti P on 05 Jan 12
       
      While reading through different articles previously I have found that coffee before working out is something that is highly debated because of it's high caffeine content.
  • Whole wheat Pasta: Carbs are responsible for maintaining the muscle’s glycogen levels.
  • 3 very healthy elements in it namely bran, germ and endosperm
  • Salmon: Salmon is highly rich in omega-3s which helps in bringing down your oxygen demand when exercising.
  • Salmon is packed with various nutrients and has lots of other health benefits.
  • Spinach: This iron rich vegetable has the ability to convert protein into muscles.
  • its high amino acid glutamine content can increase growth hormone levels and levels of protein synthesis,
  • strengthens the immune system.
  • Probiotic Yogurt:
  • helps in improving your digestion.
  • Cherry Juice: Cherry juice reduces inflammation and oxidative stress.
  • Ginger:
  • Ginger which is an anti-inflammatory root reduces the muscles pain by 25% when consumed regularly.
  • Cornflakes: Having a cup of cornflakes with skimmed milk will replenish your energy after workout
  • . Beetroot: The perfect stamina booster
  • help you to continue your workout for 16% percent longer duration.
  • high nitrate content.
  • Joti P on 05 Jan 12
     
    I thought it would be a good website to analyze some specific food for question #1 
Wasif H

How To Get Ripped Abs & Pecs At A Young Age | LIVESTRONG.COM - 0 views

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program training abs tips protein definition muscle young age moderate

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  • Work your abdominals two to three days per week. Include exercises that stimulate every angle of the midsection. Perform crunches, leg raises, oblique crunches, Russian twists and v-ups for three sets of 20 repetitions.
  • f you want to build six-pack abs and a chiseled chest, start strength training. Resistance training at a young age has several health benefits like stronger bones, increased metabolism and improved self-esteem, according to MayoClinic.com. When strength training as a youth, it is important to pay close attention to proper form to prevent injury. Perform strength-training workouts to target your abs and chest to gain lean muscle and increase definition.
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  • Train your pectoral muscles twice per week. Include exercises like decline pushups, incline chest press, bench press and chest flys for three sets of 12 to 15 repetitions. Lift with light to moderate resistance to avoid placing too much strain on growing tendons and cartilage. Don't compromise form in an attempt to lift too heavy
    • Wasif H
      Wasif H on 08 Jan 12
       
      info for this source is quite vague
Aninder S

College students' performance suffers from lack of sleep - USATODAY.com - 0 views

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Post-Secondary Education Sleep

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  • Colleges are starting to wake up to how sleep deprivation cuts into the academic and athletic performance of their students.
  • All-nighters have become a habit in higher education, but a handful of small new studies
  • Sleep experts say the amount of sleep each person needs is largely dependent on the individual: Some people can get by with only five or six hours. The National Sleep Foundation says adults need seven to nine hours a night.
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  • Sleep (deficit) built up over just five nights can significantly stress the heart
  • Many students believe that it's a "rite of passage" to stay up all night during college and that "it's kind of fun," Thacher says.
  • A study this summer in the journal SLEEP examined the heart conditions of 39 adults, ages 22 to 45, whose heart rates were tested twice — the morning after a 10-hour sleep and then again after five consecutive four-hour sleeps — using a portable monitor.
  • if you use all-nighters, your GPA is slightly lower on average,
  • "You can't do your best work when you're sleep-deprived
  • "It's not common knowledge, because if people understood how much of a difference (getting more sleep) could make athletically," they'd incorporate it more into their lives and not focus solely on nutrition and exercise.
Aninder S

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Understanding Bulimia (College Health Guru) - YouTube: This video focuses on just bulimia and how it actually works and how you can tell if someone is going through the disorder. The bulimia can a...

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Aninder S

Exercise drops when teens enter college - UPI.com - 0 views

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University Teens Exercise

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  • The amount of regular exercise teens get drops off severely once they enter college, especially among males, researchers in Canada say.
  • 24 percent decrease in physical activity during the 12 years from adolescence to early adulthood
  • The steepest declines were among young men entering university or college.
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  • Using data from Statistics Canada's National Population Health Survey, the researchers tracked 683 Canadian adolescents ages 12-15, who were interviewed twice a year until they were ages 24-27.
  • This is a critical period, as the changes in physical activity during the transition from late adolescence to early adulthood represents the most dramatic declines in physical activity across a person's life
  • The study, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, found the rate of decline in physical activity was greater for men than for women, who showed only a modest 1.7 per cent decrease in their overall activity levels
  • "It may be that girls experience the greatest declines in physical activity earlier in their adolescence
Paul McCarlie

How Much Exercise Do You Need - Exercise Guidelines for Healthy Adults 2007 - 0 views

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exercise

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      Paul McCarlie on 06 Jan 12
       
      A good, easy to understand site, maybe a little subjective at times. But it's professionally written and a great guide to keeping fit
  • Or - Vigorous Aerobic Activity for 20 Minutes on 3 Days Each Week
  • What Does Moderate Feel Like? A moderate level of activity noticeably increases your heart rate and breathing rate. You may sweat, but you are still able to carry on a conversation. Kinds of Exercise: Brisk walking, easy jogging, treadmilling, elliptical trainer, bike riding, swimming, dancing.
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  • Moderate Aerobic Exercise for 30 Minutes a Day, 5 Days a Week
  • What Does Vigorous Aerobic Exercise Feel Like? You are breathing rapidly and only able to speak in short phrases. Your heart rate is substantially increased and you are likely to be sweating.
  • More Is Better These guidelines are the minimum for maintaining good health. If you workout for longer or more often, you further improve your fitness and reduce your risk of chronic disease and weight gain.
  • Paul McCarlie on 06 Jan 12
     
    talks about different types of exercise and how much you should be doing
Paul McCarlie

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time fun

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  • Why You Don't Exercise
  • Exercise is boring
  • There are no immediate consequences to skipping a workout.
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  • You're waiting for things to calm down
  • You're waiting to fall in love with exercise.
  • You get frustrated by lack of results
  • You don't have huge chunks of time to do all this exercise
    • Paul McCarlie
      Paul McCarlie on 06 Jan 12
       
      Short and sweet, it also establishes a strong element of ethos (ask an english teacher if you don't know what that means)
  • Finding Fun in Exercise
  • Satisfaction
  • Relaxation.
  • Weight loss. Duh.
  • Better health.
  • Confidence.
  • Paul McCarlie on 06 Jan 12
     
    Analysis why people don't exercise and how you can make exercise fun.
Paul McCarlie

Eating habits and stress - Nutrition and Fitness - C-Health - 0 views

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eating habits stress nutrition fitness

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      Paul McCarlie on 06 Jan 12
       
      I tend to eat when I feal like it, maybe I should change that...
  • Eat regular meals
  • Eat by the clock, not by your stomach
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  • Make it easy
  • Buy foods that are easier to prepare (but keep an eye on their nutritional value).
  • Avoid dieting
  • avoid strict diets. These may change your metabolism so that you gain weight even faster when you end the diet.
  • Paul McCarlie on 06 Jan 12
     
    simple, straightforward site on healthy eating, maybe a little cliche.
Paul McCarlie

Exercise and Nutrition Tips - 0 views

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health and fitness exercise tips exercise and nutrition nutrition tips Fitness Tips healthy eating exercise and nutrition articles Exercise and Nutrition Tips

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  • The most effective way for fat loss is increasing your metabolism.
  • Weight training and aerobic activities and taken in enough nutritious calories each day for energy all while having enough protein to maintain muscle mass, which in turn will lead to fat loss
  • It is important to focus on fat loss and not just weight loss.
  • Paul McCarlie on 06 Jan 12
     
    Good article that gives some insight into the specifics of weight loss
Joti P

What Are The Benefits Of Healthy Foods For Teenagers? | LIVESTRONG.COM - 0 views

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benefits foods teenagers healthy

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  • Teens should eat a variety of foods from all the food groups, including whole grains, fruits, vegetables, lean meat and low-fat dairy.
  • Provides Energy
  • diet that contains a healthy mix of carbohydrates, protein and fat supports a teen's energy level and allows him to make it through each day's tasks.
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  • Carbohydrates are the body's main source of fuel, and a teen should get 45 to 65 percent of his daily calories from them.
  • Protects Overall Health
  • nutrient-dense diet offers the vitamins and minerals that a teen needs to say healthy
  • Anti-oxidants in nutritious foods fight cellular damage that could lead to cancer or heart disease down the road.
  • Controls Weight
  • emphasizes nutrient-dense foods that are also low in fat and calories
  • help a teen control his weight
  • Improves Concentration
  • teen who spends most her day at school will learn better if she keeps her body fueled with healthy foods.
  • Breakfast is especially important for a teen,
  • will keep her going through afternoon classes, and nutrient-dense snacks in between will keep hunger at bay, allowing to her to focus on her schoolwork.
    • Joti P
      Joti P on 06 Jan 12
       
      livestrong also proved to be a very reliable website throughout this assignment
  • Joti P on 06 Jan 12
     
    Reliable website for insight on question 10 
Joti P

How to Stay Motivated to Exercise | eHow.com - 0 views

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motivation healthy body

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  • Determine an attainable goal such as exercising twice on weekdays
  • Create rewards for achieving your goal.
  • reward can be a massage, a new workout outfit, a new CD, a session with a personal trainer, or a new piece of sports equipment - whatever you really want.
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  • Partner with a friend,
  • Subscribe to a fitness magazine or online fitness newsletter.
  • Create a competition with co-workers or friends.
  • Change into your workout clothes. Sometimes, it's just a matter of getting dressed that causes the biggest barrier.
  • Exercise burns calories, increases energy, and improves your health - even in small doses.
  • Try a new sport or class.
  • Make a commitment to your dog to go for a long walk at least twice each week.
  • Look for ways to incorporate activity into your day
  • Sign up for a race and send in the entry fee
  • Join a gym
  • For some, paying for a membership increases the likelihood of compliance
    • Joti P
      Joti P on 06 Jan 12
       
      Again, alot of this information has been repeated from previous sites.
  • Joti P on 06 Jan 12
     
    Question # 9
Joti P

Helping Teenagers With Stress | American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry - 0 views

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Teens general health healthy body

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  • Some sources of stress for teens might include: school demands and frustrations negative thoughts and feelings about themselves changes in their bodies problems with friends and/or peers at school unsafe living environment/neighborhood separation or divorce of parents chronic illness or severe problems in the family death of a loved one moving or changing schools taking on too many activities or having too high expectations family financial problems
  • can lead to anxiety, withdrawal, aggression, physical illness, or poor coping skills such as drug and/or alcohol use.
  • Teens can decrease stress with the following behaviors and techniques:
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  • Exercise and eat regularly
  • Avoid excess caffeine
  • Learn relaxation exercises
  • Learn practical coping skills
  • Decrease negative self talk:
  • Learn to feel good about doing a competent or "good enough” job
  • Take a break from stressful situations.
  • Build a network of friends who help you cope in a positive way
  • Joti P on 06 Jan 12
     
    Good website to trust (.org). Helps with some insight on question 7.
Joti P

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stress teens general health

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  • The events that provoke stress are called stressors, and they cover a whole range of situations
  • The hypothalamus signals the adrenal glands to produce more of the hormones adrenaline
  • These hormones speed up heart rate, breathing rate, blood pressure, and metabolism
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  • This natural reaction is known as the stress response
  • But the stress response can also cause problems when it overreacts or fails to turn off and reset itself properly.
  • But stress doesn't always happen in response to things that are immediate or that are over quickly.
  • long-term events, like coping with a divorce or moving to a new neighborhood or school, can cause stress, too.
  • can produce a lasting, low-level stress that's hard on people.
  • can wear out the body's reserves, leave a person feeling depleted or overwhelmed
  • weaken the body's immune system
  • crammed schedules, not having enough time to rest and relax, and always being on the go
  • Pressures that are too intense or last too long, or troubles that are shouldered alone, can cause people to feel stress overload
  • a feeling of being constantly pressured, hassled, and hurried irritability and moodiness
  • stomach problems, headaches, or even chest pain
  • problems sleeping
  • sadness or depression
  • Everyone experiences stress a little differently.
  • Keep Stress Under Control
  • Take a stand against overscheduling.
  • Be realistic.
  • Get a good night's sleep.
  • Learn to relax.
  • Treat your body well.
  • Watch what you're thinking.
  • Solve the little problems.
  • Build Your Resilience
  • They're cool under pressure and able to handle problems as they come up.
  • Researchers have identified the qualities that make some people seem naturally resilient even when faced with high levels of stress.
  • Think of change as a challenging and normal part of life.
  • setbacks and problems as temporary and solvable.
  • you will succeed if you keep working toward your goals.
  • Take action to solve problems that crop up.
  • Build strong relationships
  • support system and ask for help
  • Participate regularly
  • Joti P on 06 Jan 12
     
    Helps to answer question 7
Aninder S

7 Most Effective Exercises - 0 views

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7 Effective Exercises

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  • Who doesn't want firm, flat abs?
  • begin lying on your back with feet flat on the floor and fingertips supporting your head.
  • Be careful not to pull your neck forward by sticking the chin out
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  • don't hold your breath, and keep elbows out of your line of vision to keep chest and shoulders open.
  • take the standard crunch and rotate the spine toward one side as you curl off the floor
  • "It's really important that the twist comes first because then it's the obliques that are actually getting you up."
  • Burning belly fat requires the well-known formula: using up more calories than you take in.
  • work the ab muscles
  • Bent-over Row
  • Technique
  • the question is not so much whether the exercise works as how well you execute.
  • "Done with good technique, all exercises do what they're supposed to do,"
  • 6. Abdominal Crunches
  • Crunches can be excellent, but if they're not done correctly, with the back arching, they can actually weaken the abdominals," Petersen says.
  • The trouble is that poor form can change the whole exercise, putting emphasis or even strain on different areas than intended. This can hurt, rather than help you.
  • Here's how to do it with good form. Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, then bend knees and flex forward at the hips. (If you have trouble doing this exercise standing up, support your weight by sitting on an incline bench, facing backward.) Tilt your pelvis slightly forward, engage the abdominals, and extend your upper spine to add support. Hold dumbbells or barbell beneath the shoulders with hands about shoulder-width apart. Flex your elbows, and lift both hands toward the sides of your body. Pause, then slowly lower hands to the starting position. (Beginners should perform the move without weights.)
  • Joti P on 06 Jan 12
     
    cont.. #2
  • Aninder S on 08 Jan 12
     
    what?
Anita B

Good sources of protein - Canadian Living - 0 views

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      Anita B on 08 Feb 12
       
      Here's are some good example of foods with a good amount of protein:  - steak (6 oz)- 42 grams - chicken breast (3.5 oz)- 30 grams  - fish fillets (3.5 oz)- 22 grams  - pork chop- 22 grams of protein  - egg- 6 grams of protein  - 1 cup of milk- 8 grams 
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