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Low Density Lipoproteins Coronary Heart Disease
1,569 words
For years, cholesterol has been a major concern
for millions of people around the world. This fear
of cholesterol has led to many consultations with
specialists like physicians and nutritionists. It
seems that there is a great misconception about
this molecule. A majority of the population is
conscious of the harm that it can cause, but they
are not aware that it has pertinent values to our
body. There are two major forms that cholesterol
comes in: 1) low density lipoprotein, which is
generally ...
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Low Self Esteem Eating Disorders
1,148 words
Anorexia is a condition that affects every part of
you, your body, and your mind. In the world that
we live in, where on every magazine cover, every
tv show, and even in your home room, you see
beautiful, skinny girls that seem to have
everything they want. They seem to be popular,
always happy, and have the perfect body. Many
girls that are just beginning to go through
adolescence feel that to be these perfect girls,
they have to be skinny. They turn to Anorexia is a
serious eating disorder, in...
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Creatine Monohydrate Muscle Mass
818 words
What is it and where does it come from? Simply
put, creatine monohydrate is the most popular and
effective bodybuilding supplement on the market.
Everyone consistently using creatine is making
gains in lean mass. There is one good reason why
three out of four of the ' 96 summer Olympic
medallist's used creatine: it works and it works
well. A French scientist first discovered creatine
in 1832, but it was not until 1923 that scientists
discovered that over 95 % of creatine is stored in
muscle tiss...
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Genetic Engineering Today The Reinvention Of Lab
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Genetic Engineering Today: The Reinvention of
Frankenstein's Lab? Ever since James Watson and
Francis Crick discovered the structure of DNA
three decades ago, scientists have been
experimenting with altering the genetic makeup of
living matter to transform plants, animals, and
microscopic organisms. There is no end to the
positive things genetic engineering can accomplish
(McAuliffe 16). But are there more negative
entities to genetic engineering than positive?
This essay will examine the questi...
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Military Base Cold War
1,041 words
Alas, Babylon, which was written by Pat Frank and
published in 1959, takes place in Fort Repose,
Florida. It is during the cold war with lots of
tension between Russia and the United States.
Randolph Rowzee Bragg, the main character lives in
Fort Repose. This is where most of the story takes
place. Randolph, also known as Randy, has an older
brother named Mark. Mark is a high-ranking officer
in Omaha where there is a giant underground
military base. I believe that the U. S. has
several undergrou...
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Aerobic Exercise Heart Rate
902 words
The importance of Nutrition, and Exercise Many
students today ask why they are so tired all the
time. It also seems that people in college become
stressed out either because of grades or because
of work. All people need to do is get the right
amount of sleep, eating well, and exercise in
order to feel better about themselves and feel
good in general. This is not a short process. Most
experts say that it takes about twelve weeks in
order to see results. Nevertheless, it is
guaranteed that after t...
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Bacteria Cells Harsh Conditions
1,391 words
As hard as it is to believe, bacteria (also known
to scientists as Bacillus, thuringiensis) are
everywhere; on your hands, on door handles, theres
even thousands bacteria on the period at the end
of this sentence (Thats how small they are).
Bacteria have been around for about 3. 5 billion
years. They were the first life forms on earth and
more numerous then any other species we know of.
Yet, while they are extremely common, they are
also very small. Bacteria can only be seen with
microscopes and...
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Amount Of Violent Amount Of Violence
1,187 words
Monkey see, monkey do has become a well-known
saying in todays modern, media warped society, but
is it correct? What has the world come to these
days? It often seems like everywhere one looks,
violence rears its ugly head. We see it in the
streets, back alleys, school, and even at home.
The last of these, our homes, is a major source of
violence. In many peoples' living rooms there sits
an outlet for violence that often goes unnoticed.
It is the television, and the people who view it
are often p...
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Binge Eating Induced Vomiting
1,205 words
The book I read was about the hard difficult task
of overcoming this terrible eating disorder known
as Bulimia. It is a secret addiction that
dominates thoughts, severely undercuts self
esteem, and threatens lives. Bulimia is a food
obsession characterized by repeated overeating
binges followed by purges of forced vomiting,
prolonged fasting, and / or abusive laxatives,
enemas and diuretics. A typical binge / purge
cycle, who and why people become involved with
bulimia, and the medical complicat...
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Fathers Brother Eskimo Women Food
541 words
The early Eskimos settled in the forest and tundra
parts of northern and western Alaska. The Eskimos
learned how to survive in this cod icy place that
was frozen for most of the year. Some of the
Eskimos lived in the southwestern part of Alaska
The southwestern region is a little warmer and
wetter. In Alaska there are three Eskimo groups
they are yupik inupiaq, and siberian yupik. A lot
of the Eskimo families live in the flat tundra
coast. The ocean gives them most of there food.
The ocean also ...
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Genetically Engineered Genetic Engineering
1,159 words
65279; Genetic Engineering will be deadly. The
harmful effects of this gene manipulation will not
be discovered for years, and it will be too late
to reverse the damage. The tools of genetic
engineering are natural substances that control
biochemical reactions that work like chemical
scissors and glue, cutting and pasting DNA
molecules and sticking them into the DNA of
microbes. The microbes with these transplanted
genes may be commercially useful because they can
produce proteins that cannot...
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Recombinant Dna Genetic Engineering
1,017 words
. Genetic engineering involves the alteration of
an organisms hereditary material in order to
eliminate undesirable characteristics or to
produce plants with more desirable
characteristics. The splicing of genes takes place
in order to combine traits that would be unlikely
to occur together under ordinary circumstances.
Practices that go back centuries, such as the use
of microbes to make wine and cheese and the
selective breeding of livestock and crops, are
example of biotechnology. (Campbell, ...
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Folic Acid Neural Tube
640 words
FOLIC ACID Folic acid is the most common term for
water-soluble B-vitamin that can be found
naturally as well as in vitamin pills. Found
naturally, folic acid is actually referred to as
folate, while folic acid refers to the synthetic
form of the vitamin. (For reasons of
simplification, this paper will use the two terms
interchangeably. ) The functions of folic acid in
our diet are mostly for prevention. Probably the
most commonly known function of folic acid is in
the prevention of neural tube ...
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Polar Ice Caps Rise In Sea Level
817 words
Global Warming Global Warming, aside from
pollution is one of scientists biggest concerns.
Global Warming is caused by the Greenhouse effect.
There are 4 steps in the Greenhouse effect
process. The first is, sunlight radiates from the
sun, through space, to the Earth s atmosphere. The
second is, sunlight enters the atmosphere and hits
the Earth. Some of that sunlight turns into heat
energy in the form of infrared light. Surrounding
air and land, which in turn makes the heat warm,
absorbs the hea...
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Vanilla Ice Ice Cream
262 words
Breakfast: Lunch: Dinner Grapefruit or Juice. 1 /
2 cup Tuna. 2 slices meat (about 3 oz. ). : : 1
slice toast. 1 slice toast. 1 cup string beans. :
: 1 Tablespoon Peanut Butter. Coffee or Tea. 1 cup
beets or carrots. : : 1 small apple. : : 1 cup of
vanilla ice cream. : : 2 nd day: : : Breakfast:
Lunch: Dinner: : : Coffee (blk) or Tea. 1 cup
cottage cheese 2 weiner's (franks): : 1 egg or
Tuna 1 cup or Cabbage or tuna: : 1 slice of toast
5 saltine crackers 1 / 2 cup of carrot banana 1 /
2 cup bana...
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Industrial Revolution Began U S Department
1,241 words
Obesity rates are soaring throughout North America
(Wickelgren, 1998). With obesity reaching almost
epidemic proportions in the United States, and the
threat of a global epidemic, we must watch this
alarming increase carefully (Hill 038; Peters.
1998). Obesity is defined as: ? an excess of
adipose tissue? (A Report of the Surgeon General,
1996). The two most common measures of obesity are
Body Mass Index (BMI is a ratio of weight to
height) and relative weight index, such as percent
desirable...
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Gallons Of Water Water Consumption
1,472 words
What do we use all this water for? Of all the
water that falls to California, 60 % is
immediately returned to the atmosphere by
evaporation or native plant use. The rest runs off
into rivers, lakes, streams and the water table,
where it is available for human use. We will
explain what happens to all this water, show
exactly how much water we do use, and give ways to
reduce water use in and around your home. The
single largest user of water is industry.
Industries use 46 % of our annual water sup...
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Helps Calcium Blood
283 words
Minerals Minerals are required to build soft and
hard body tissue. Without then we wouldnt exist.
They also help out with the nervous system the
contraction of mussels and help the blood flow
properly. Minerals are classified into 2 major
groups. The major elements such as calcium,
magnesium, iron, iodine etc. Theatre trace
elements such as copper, manganese fluorine and
zinc. Once of the most important is calcium.
Calcium is used to build up your bones. It also
helps to keep your teeth strong. ...
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Aerobic Exercise Heart Rate
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The importance of sleep, nutrition, and exercise
Many students today ask why they are so tired all
the time. It also seems that people in college
become more stressed out either because of grades
or because of work. All people need to do is get
the right amount of sleep, eating well, and
exercise in order to feel better about themselves
and feel good in general. This is not a short
process. Most experts say that it takes about
twelve weeks in order to see results. But, it is
guaranteed that afte...
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Anabolic Steroids Muscle Mass
603 words
Physical Physical Fitness PHYSICAL FITNESS
Physical fitness is being healthy. To be healthy
you must exercise, eat right and sleep good. When
somebody is physically fit they fell better about
themselves and they feel better physically. To
become fit a person must work hard and eat right.
They must eat healthy foods and workout or
exercise regularly. One of the first steps to
fitness is a healthy diet. There are six basic
nutrients your body must have to stay healthy.
Vitamins, minerals, fats, pr...
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