Health risks in young people are gradually turning into a matter of grave concern. In 2002, United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Children stressed the need to expand and implement national health policies and agendas for adolescents, which would be aimed at fostering better physical and mental health. The World Health Organization (WHO) in a report estimated...
Introduction
I was standing with my friends at the tapri just outside our college and discussing the events of the day. A surprise test, a disastrous viva and being dismissed from the class for creating disturbance was too much to take for a day. It was a chilly evening and I wondered how the winter will cast its spell on us. A group of boys from our college walked...
Dean Adams is not a very busy man. He is twenty-nine, still lives with his parents, and works as a substitute teacher. After a day of socializing with middle schoolers, he decides to sit down and relax. He changes from his sweater into an ironic t-shirt and sweatpants, and contemplates eating something to satisfy his hunger. He walks to his kitchen and due to his lack...
It is pretty common knowledge that obesity is a dangerous state for your general health. The health costs of excessive weight in 2010 for the US is huge and is above 100 billion dollars per year. Of course a lot less is spent for weight loss products, but it is still in the billions annually. If you look you it is noticeable the majority of people are overweight or simply...
According to WHO 2 million people die every year due to air pollution. The over exploration of resources in India have led to this increasing problem of pollution. Some problems are faced by the world together but some problems are much more in India like dumping of e-waste. E-waste is loosely described as the discarded, surplus, obsolete or broken electrical or electronic...
It’s written every where even on the pack itself but still people smoke. Especially among the youth, smoking is a trend. It’s a fashion to smoke. Smoking is like an entry ticket into a group. Now even many women smoke. The reason for the smoking is that it keeps you thin. Cigarette smoking can cause cancer. Now the ugly part is more than people who smoke people...
Hookah parlours are proliferating in every city and the rise in cigarette smokers among college-goers is inescapable. Notwithstanding the numerous laws prohibiting smoking, the popularity of such cafes and hookah bars that are ubiquitous, densely concentrated near college campuses to cater to their loyal customer base of youngsters, is very disturbing. Majority of the...
Losing weight fast without losing one’s mind is a herculean task. Obesity is one of the grave issues faced by the world today; especially among teenagers. Changing lifestyles and quicker money means eating junk and mouth watering roadside food.
Causes of obesity:
v Lack of Energy Balance-which means there is the same amount of energy IN and energy OUT over time leading...
Sugar is sweet, Chemicals are poison: You think you’re so healthy with that artificial sweetener? Read me.
Pretty and petite, blue, pink and yellow-colored packages, They’re just a clever marketing ploy to secretly distribute disgusting chemical-filled, bitter-tasting, processed sweeteners. Mmm, now that sounds deelishious! Doesn’t it?
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Smoking was once thought of as a habit, pure and simple, nothing that big to worry about. It was not dangerous they said back then. The fact that smokers died younger than non smokers was coincidental or related to other health issues. (Of course, the issues were not attributed to smoking at that time either.) We all know that smoking is dangerous now, even second hand...
