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Evaluating Fad Diets, 2005.
A discussion of recent dieting trends and fad diets and why they are actually counterproductive.
840 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 4 sources, APA, £ 18.95
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This paper explains why most popular fad diets, particularly Atkins, are based on faulty, unproven theories. It also describes some of the health problems that may accompany such diet programs.
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"It has been commonly known for ages that the food we eat provides us with energy in the form of calories. We consume these calories in our bodies for our body functions - the amount of calories burnt depending mainly on the nature and duration of physical activity and to a lesser degree, on metabolic differences in individuals due to genetic reasons. If our calorie-intake is greater than our calorie-consumption, we put on weight; if our intake is less than our consumption we lose weight. Low carb diets such as Atkins' purport to circumvent this basic fact of nutrition and attribute the weight loss to factors such as insulin resistance, ketosis, and increased fat burning. On closer scrutiny, however, it becomes apparent that such claims have no scientific basis and the low carb fad diets carry significant health risks."
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Fad Diets, 1993.
Reviews and criticizes fad diets that began in the mid-1980s, discussing the response of the medical community and some alternatives, with a focus on liquid diets, their low level of effectiveness and potential health hazards.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 5 sources, £ 34.95
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"Table of Contents
Summary 1
The Use of Drugs for Weight Loss 3
Problems Contributing to Obesity 4
The Rice Diet as a Possible Success Story 5
The Dangers of Fad Diets and Ineffective Solutions 6
Conclusion 7
Bibliography 9
Endnotes 10
Summary
There have been numerous fad diets and many best selling books deal with fad diets. Most quick.slim crash plans backed by someone claiming to be a diet doctor do not work. Some fad diets are, in fact, potentially dangerous and cause heart palpitations and poor nutrition. However, most fad diets and weight loss programs simply fail to produce permanent weight loss because psychological reorganization is necessary to deal with the psychological conflicts that led to the overeating and to change the person's thinking and behavioral patterns. The major stumbling block leading to the diet failure is that the obese person is "thinking ..."
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Eating for Health, 2002.
A discussion of safe weight loss versus fad dieting.
2,903 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 54.95
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This paper explores the need for safe weight loss and healthy eating as opposed to the fad diets often featured on television, in newspapers and in magazines. It compares and contrasts two different weight-loss strategies with two different approaches to reducing diets -the diet plans devised by Dr Robert Atkins, which focus on reducing carbohydrate intake and the programs devised by diet gurus such as Dr Dean Ornish in the USA and Rosemary Conley in the UK, which focus on an ultra-low fat intake as the best way to lose weight. It examines the evidence for and against these approaches to reduction dieting as opposed to the myriad of fad diets available such as diet pills and drinks.
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"The diet industry globally makes millions of dollars each year. Brands such as Slim-Fast, Slimmers World and Weight Watchers are household names throughout the world and a new diet craze surfaces every few months, helped along by media coverage and the cult of celebrity as A-list stars and lesser mortals in the public eye rush to promote themselves as perfect beings with lifestyles worth emulating. The latest figures published by the US government show a rising incidence of weight problems in the USA with 31 per cent of adults now classed as obese, along with almost 15 per cent of those aged between six and 19, plus 10 per cent of preschool children."
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Dietary Research, 2004.
An analysis of a dietary research into the topic of fad diets and obesity.
1,317 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 27.95
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This paper discusses a research study performed by Lissner, Steen and Brownell that examines the popularity of fad diets in "Weight Reduction Diets and Health Promotion" ("The American Journal of Preventive Medicine", Vol. 8, 154-8, 1992.), questioning their viability, safety and effectiveness. The paper examines the increasing problem of obesity worldwide, a main focus of the research study. The methods and strategies used for this research are outlined in the paper.
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"The basic premise of the research was to analyze the mechanisms by which obesity is battled in quotidian society, where the most common-place variety of treatment was the fad diet. Among the most popular of these at the time of their research, nearly fifteen years ago, was the protein diet. The study's authors examined not only the fundamentals of the popular grocery-store, drug-store protein diet, but how it affected the average, sedate adult. For the analysis, they isolated the dietary composition of the average protein diet, which contained 1,000 kcal or less, 50 mg of carbohydrates, and 120g or more of protein. Further study combined this steady intake construction with the average daily exercise of a high-protein diet consuming adult, showing that the patient demographic largely experienced energy restriction, resulting in ketosis."
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The Wellness Craze, 2003.
An analysis of the the health and fitness fad in North America with an emphasis on the social, economic and psychological impact of physical fitness centers.
3,796 words (approx. 15.2 pages), 11 sources, MLA, £ 65.95
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The pursuit and maintenance of physical fitness, health and wellness has become, over the past three decades, a national preoccupation for North Americans. This has created a demand for an industry, now at a multi-billion dollar level, geared towards satisfying people's needs to exercise. Focusing on the operation of a fitness center, the author provides an in-depth analysis of the social motivations for participating in the fitness movement, the benefit of exercising, industry trends, the cost and benefit of creating such an operation, and the means necessary to maintain it successfully.
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"One area of the fitness industry that has grown and prospered tremendously as a result of the exercise boom of the past three decades is that of health and wellness centers. From 1975, when the Association of Physical Fitness Centers was formed, until 1979 membership in clubs belonging to that association rose to two million people. This trend continued into the 1980s when, in 1987 alone, over 1500 new health clubs were under construction (Stone, 1987, p. 10). The last decade has only marked a steady increase in the popularity and membership in health and wellness centers throughout the United States (Sanford, 1998)."
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"The Nervous Nineties", 2003.
This paper analyzes extensively the people, events and trends of the 1990s to discover why this decade is called "The Nervous Nineties."
4,685 words (approx. 18.7 pages), 15 sources, APA, £ 76.95
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This paper explains that the many changes such as the fall of the Soviet Union, the reunification of Germany and many other events of the decade have left the world spinning, the fin de siecle (or "end of century") phenomenon. The author points out that Barbie's have made a comeback, having been transformed from her previous cultural role as a candy stripper and housewife in the sixties to become "Astronaut Barbie" and "Dr. Barbie," reflecting that women have becoming an increasing part of the work force across the country in every type of career. The paper relates that even the traditional school is changing with the growing popularity of the charter schools, a concept in which a public school operates under a special contract, a charter, arranged between a group of school organizers and a sponsor, which sets forth how the school will be run, what will be taught and how success will be measured, giving it some freedom from the traditional school.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Culture and Thought in the 1990s
Entertainment
Theater
Hobbies
Fads
Schools
Science and Technology
Telecommunications
Tools
Economics
Business
Manufactured Items
World Events
End of the Cold War
Persian Gulf War
Reunification of Germany
Indian/Pakistani Nuclear Tests
International Food Production
Brief Cultural Observations Through the Nineties
Conclusion
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"Tools. While an increasing number of Americans purchasing hand and power tools during the 1990s as Black & Decker and other consumer tool manufacturers targeted niche audiences with home appliances and tools, clearly the most powerful tool of the 1990s must be the personal computer. According to the literature, by 1990 some personal computers had become small enough to be completely portable; they included laptop computers, which could rest in one's lap; notebook computers, which were about the size of a notebook; and pocket, or palm-sized, computers, which could be held in one's hand. At the high end of the PC market, multimedia personal computers equipped with CD-ROM players and digital sound systems allowed users to handle animated images and sound (in addition to text and still images) that were stored on high-capacity CD-ROMs."
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The Hip-Hop Movement, 2005.
This paper discusses the hip-hop movement, or more specifically gangsta rap beginning in 1992, as an example of a pop music explosion similar to Beatlemania.
845 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 19.95
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This paper explains that a pop music explosion, such as hip-hop, (1) creates a cultural upheaval of class and race, (2) distinguishes a youth subculture, (3) changes the way people think and act, (4) influences a broad shift in sexual mores, political beliefs and economic aspirations and (5) establishes a pervasive sense of chaos. The author points out that gangsta rap is a form of raw, urban social commentary written by and intended for poor minority youths; however, its appeal has broadened widely. The paper relates that the hip-hop movement of this generation has produced a myriad of fads and styles such as showy gold jewelry, baggy pants, designer name t-shirts, furs and expensive running shoes with which hip-hoppers blur the class lines by wearing clothes, like Ralph Lauren and Kaygol, typically sported by rich people.
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"In the late 1980s and 1990s rap music became a medium used to express dissent and attack the government and law enforcement agencies, longtime persecutors of the black community. Rappers like Public Enemy, NWA, and Eric B. used their music to spread a message about social, political and economic issues. Turmoil ensued in 1992 when ex-NWA rapper, Ice Cube, released Body Count featuring "Cop Killer"."
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"Miami Vice", 2004.
Analysis of the TV series "Miami Vice".
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 40.95
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This paper provides an analysis of the popular, innovative 1980s TV series "Miami Vice." It provides critical views of the show and looks at its visual styles and the use of MTV video style. The paper examines the fashions and fads inspired by the show and cultural aesthetics.
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"First aired in September on NBC-TV Miami Vice is one of the most innovative TV series of network television and perhaps the best example of what media critic John Thornton Caldwell calls televisuality. According to Caldwell the way to view television is as a self-conscious stylistic medium and the police drama Miami Vice is a prime example of a televisuality-based program. Media sociologist Jeremy Butler cites Miami Vice as one of the most visually stylized programs ..."
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The Media and Beauty, 2004.
An analysis of the media's interpretation of beauty.
806 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 17.95
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This paper discusses the social problems that erupt in response to images portrayed in the media. The paper explores the extent to which the public is affected by what the media presents as beautiful. Trends and fads initiated and perpetuated by advertising and television are discussed. The paper covers the issues of weight problems, diets, and plastic surgery.
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"Whether opening a magazine, turning on the TV, surfing the internet or simply driving down the street, people are bombarded with media and advertising portraying the image of beauty. In recent years, media and advertising have defined what is beautiful and what is not. People magazine even has a yearly issue featuring the most beautiful people. According to the media, a beautiful woman is defined as extremely thin with large breasts, full lips, perfectly defined abs, slender lean legs and a round derriere. Men must be tall, muscular, have straight teeth, and display a washboard stomach. So is this really beautiful? According to recent trends, the American public is sucking up this image of beauty and doing whatever it takes to be amongst the beautiful. Everyone wants to be desirable and, due to this unrealistic image of beauty created by the media and TV ads, new trends have swept the nation in people?s quest to become ?beautiful.?"
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Anorexia Nervosa, 2002.
An insight into the teenage eating disorder of anorexia nervosa.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, £ 27.95
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This paper is written about eating disorders in teenagers called anorexia nervosa. Poor nutritional habits, food fads, trying to maintain a sense of equilibrium and adjusting to hormonal and appearance changes makes eating disorders a primary problem amongst growing adolescents. Teenagers often engage in unconventional food consumption patterns, which takes on a maladjusted form in these turbulent years.
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The History of the 1920?s, 2001.
This paper is a brief and informative overview of the decade the 1920's.
930 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 5 sources, APA, £ 21.95
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This paper discusses the history of the 1920?s, a colorful era of tycoons, gangsters, bohemians and inventors. Areas covered include the arts, news and politics, science and humanities, business and industry, society fads and sports. It details the political situation in the world as well as the United States, including a discussion of the suffragettes.
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"The 1920?s are commonly referred to as the ?Roaring Twenties?, an appropriate title for a decade that did indeed roar out of the Victorian Era. Gone were the corsets and up went the skirt hems as flapper girls bared their legs and speakeasies with bathtub gin dominated the nightlife. Tycoons became America?s royalties while bohemian lifestyles bore the twentieth century?s most influential era of art and literature. Inventions brought us into the modern age of convenience and history making events.
The twenties began with a serious but short-lived post-war recession, following World War 1. Yet, by the mid-twenties, business and industry had created legends that have become household names: J. C. Penny (the department store chain), William Proctor of Proctor and Gamble, Howard Hughes, Charles Merrill, George Eastman of Eastman-Kodak, oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, William Randolph Hearst, Harvey Firestone (Firestone Tires), Henry Ford (Ford Motor Co.), Clarence Birdseye (Birdseye frozen foods), Charles Walgreen (Walgreen?s Drug Store), and Sir Thomas Lipton (Lipton Tea Co.). With the industry boom came the ?installment plan?, allowing customers to buy on credit, thus causing goods consumption to climb. The business world looked safe and stock speculation gave the market record highs. But speculative stock purchases in an unregulated market allowed for unethical business practices, and by October 29, 1929, the market hit bottom and fortunes were lost overnight. This day is called ?Black Tuesday?. "
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Eating Disorders, 2002.
A study of the reasons for eating disorders within Western cultures.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 4 sources, £ 27.95
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A paper on eating disorders and Western society. Eating disorders are evidently on the increase, with more and more people falling prey to this malady. The paper attributes this rise to poor nutritional habits, following the super-slender fashion fads, coping with familial problems and genetics.
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