The amount of regular exercise teens get drops off severely once they enter college, especially among males, researchers in Canada say.
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Exercise drops when teens enter college - UPI.com:
Many of us will be soon heading off to university and workload will only increase. But, we need to make sure that we we keep our fitness level up and maintain a balance. I also found this article really interesting because the studies conducted actually show a decrease in physical activity for men more than for woman, which is a bit surprising because in high school girls are the ones that actually are less physically active than boys according to this article. http://www.cmaj.ca/content/162/11/1603.1.full.pdf.
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24 percent decrease in physical activity during the 12 years from adolescence to early adulthood
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The steepest declines were among young men entering university or college.
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Puberty a gateway to heart disease for Canada's teens - Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada:
The most common and easily obtainable disease is heart disease. Teens these days have become much more occupied with the world of the internet and television, to actually take time out to exercise. There have even been cases of teens getting heart attacks only at the age of nineteen! Many teens also focus their time towards studies, and forget exercise as a priority, but they don't realize you need a healthy body to have a healthy mind.
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One in five young teens has high blood pressure. Elevated cholesterol levels increasing at alarming rate.
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A seven-year ongoing study examining more than 20,000 Canadian grade 9 students shows most already have at least one major risk factor for heart disease and stroke, Dr. Brian McCrindle told the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2009, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society
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This study is further evidence of an accelerating decline in the heart health of Canada’s teens
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Teen exercise could lower dementia risk at 65 - Health - CBC News:
Teen exercise is an important issue for the health of the young generation today. This article discusses how the lack of exercise at an early age can lead to dementia, though it is certainly not the only outcome. In BC, making PE only a requirement until grade 10 makes it much more difficult for teens to manage school work and physical activity, and we usually end up giving up physical activity to complete our school assignments. I personally think learning to manage your time and being able to do your school work and incorporate physical activity is difficult, and schools should better prepare and teach their students about balance.
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Exercise has previously been linked to possible benefits in staving off dementia, but a new look at the topic suggests the earlier the better.
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The prevalence of cognitive impairment was significantly lower in women aged 65 and older who reported they were physically active as teens than in those who were inactive in their teen years, the study found.
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If we want to optimally prevent dementia, it's important to start physical activity as early in life as possible
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Advertising fast food to children and its major shift - YouTube:
As technology has improved immensely in the past few years, corporate businesses have found ingenious ways of persuading the average consumer to make unhealthy food choices, McDonalds being my number one pick. What's even worse is that they know the most innocent and weakest link of all consumers is children, and they have successfully been able to use market strategies to introduce a unhealthy lifestyle to today's generation at a very early age. Take McDonalds for example, they give a small toy with every happy meal, so that children will buy more of their food under the bribe of a toy, something the child can resist. In all honesty, I find this unethical and cunning, but that's how business works sometimes, which makes the duty of adults to properly educate the young generation on healthy living at a very early age, and teach them the benefits of eating healthy.
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Canada's Food Guide | Heart&Stroke Health Check Program:
Canada wants to ensure that its citizens live and eat healthy, so it uses this Food guide to help us make healthy choices. The neat thing about this guide that it can be made personalized. You can create your own food guides suited on the things that you prefer to eat and like. This individuality of the food guide makes it easier for us to enjoy healthy eating. Here's the link to make your own food guide. http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/food-guide-aliment/index-eng.php.
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How Canada Performs 2011-Lifestyle and Health - YouTube:
This video excludes the focus of Canada as an international player in world health, and focuses just within Canada. We see how diabetes and obesity have become two of the rising healthcare issues in Canada. It does not however discuss how we can make a healthier lifestyle change to reduce our risk of getting diabetes and becoming obese.
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Grand Challenges Canada: Canadian Rising Stars in Global Health - Sample Submission Video.wmv - YouTube:
My question was really focused on the negatives of obesity in Canada, but we have to look at both sides of the argument to get a full picture. Canada has seen a rise in obesity rates in the last few years, but our numbers are far better than countries like India and China. And it's obvious why it would be so because Canada is a leading nation in healthcare and we don't have huge discrepancies between social classes, and the majority of people receive healthcare needs when they require it, yes wait lists are long for many operation and services, but waiting is better than never receiving the help. In countries like China and India the discrepancies between social classes makes it possible for only some of the citizens to acquire healthcare where many cannot afford. This video basically explains Canada's duty to help developing nations and be role models for a better and healthier future.
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Healthy Indian Food Options:
This article not only explains how and why indian food can be unhealthy, but it also gives you alternative options and ideas. It also give you numbers for calories, so that way you know how many calories you are intaking, and which foods you need to eat to maintain a healthy meal.
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Body mass index, overweight or obese, self-reported, adult, by age group and sex:
This article is different from other BMI records, in that it doesn't give you the normal BMI for each age group, but it actually gives you the average BMI of obese people in a particular year. This article also let's you compare BMI's from the past to today, and shows you an trend of increase. I've posted only a few of the age groups, but just click on the link for full.
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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.
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Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide provides direction on the type and amount of food we should eat for overall health
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By choosing a variety of foods from the four food groups (Vegetables and Fruit, Grain Products, Milk and Alternatives and Meat and Alternatives) and following the recommendations to choose foods lower in fat, sugar and salt, you can add to your overall health and vitality.
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Eat more vegetables and fruit.
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This next video discusses both the positives and the negative associated with Canada's health system. We have improved our overall health rate through the use of modern technology, but we have not been able to control the rise in obesity and diabetes.
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Canada may be seeing a rise in health concerns, but we are far better off than many other countries. Yes, we are not a perfect country and do have health issues across the nation, but we are still very capable of providing health care for almost all Canadians. As leaders it is our responsibility to help other developing nations like India, to improve on their health systems, and be role models. We do our best to help around the world through Canada's International Assistance at Work programme, that has helped many people in poverty over the last few decades.
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18 to 19 years 23.5 21.5 25.6 25.4 23
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Males 28.9 23.5 32.3 30.0 28.0
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Females 18.2 19.6 17.6 20.0 18.4
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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.
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