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    dieting and weight loss. Athletes most often susceptible to implementing such behaviors are body builders, boxers, wrestlers, ballet dancers, and gymnasts. These athletes are notorious for becoming fixated on their weight and body composition. Consequently, there are major concerns regarding the health of these individuals as a result of weight loss techniques utilized to improve performance (Anderson, Barlett, Morgan, Brownell, 1995). More specifically, wrestlers lose large amounts of weight rapidly

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    that track weight and calorie intake are downloaded then forgotten after their users see no progress. The few people that are able to significantly lose weight are heralded on the front page of news outlets. Reality television shows zoom in on the struggle and anguish of dieters. Successful dieting does not have to be so hard. It shouldn't be such a big deal. This is where the Meta-Switch weight-loss system comes in. Health Dangers The last thing you need is to be told--again--how dangerous extra

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    Diets the Key to Life In modern day America there is a strong focus on changing how people have been eating. A lot of people are putting into consideration if eating that bag of chips or drinking that can of soda is the right step to engage into. Diets have evolved the eating habits of many americans mainly because they are fighting diseases that run in the family, or even personal goals to beat obesity and look and feel healthy. I myself am on a diet that I turned into a lifestyle for me, because

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    trends that are surfacing throughout society. Social media is able to greatly influence how people feel about their bodies, since so many people begin to compare themselves to others. By comparing your body to others, it can either cause an increase in confidence, but more than likely it will cause an increase in body dissatisfaction. Most people don’t realize how much society shapes us into who we are and how it affects our interactions, personal achievements, and our self worth Men and women are

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    Abstract Weight loss pills have been a very popular for Americans for a faster way to lose weight. These pills have been promoted in TV by trainers promising a fast safe, and easy way to become thin in a short amount of time. This literature review will help the reader understand Thermogenic pills, and the content these pills contain to produce fast results. Thermogenic Pills: A review of the Literature Fat Burners or Thermogenic pills have become popular in the United States

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    usually had struggles with different things through their lives are going to see a doctor to try and help them with their situation to lose enough weight to become eligible for a surgery to get rid of a large amount of weight. Once the doctor tells them how much weight they must lose to be able to do the surgery, it’s up to the individual to put in the work and lose the weight to

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    a lot, to have problems with breathing, to have a probability of heart attack, diabetes and many other deadly diseases. Some may argue that people this is this is a disease and you can’t change it. This, however, is not true. A lot of people gain weight because they eat too much. Also, there could be a government company against obesity. This would help to decrease the obese levels in the USA. A final reason is that there could be a way to support poverty with healthy food. These reasons eliminate

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    Andrea and her friends believe she may become ill from her weight. Andrea keeps her weight low by limiting what she eats to almost nothing and drinking only eight cups of water. She says that she thinks about food while not eating but will sometimes give into her food cravings. When giving in, Andrea will binge-eat food. To then lose the calories she gained while binging, she will throw up the food. Andrea began to think about her weight two years ago when she was still in high school. At the time

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    Jacquelyn Maxwell Professor Hecksel Writing 150- 07 16 April 2015 The Dancer Disorder Hungry, but always fighting to eat. You look in the mirror and always think that you could lose just a little more weight and you are never happy with your body. This is how I felt in my freshman year of high school. I was intensely training to become a professional ballerina, dancing six days a week. This was also around the time when puberty started and I was beginning to fill out more in places I did not want

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    of weight loss but it didn’t have strong evidence supporting it like behavioral or lifestyle interventions. Undergoing surgery the patients had to modify their nutrition and exercise or else they would gain the weight they lost due to it. Medications on the other hand had no effect on the weight of the participants. This is why my study does not include them in it. Food additives that reduced hunger were not included in this study

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