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The study was performed to determine the effect of marital status on the body mass index. The data used contained a sample size of 6878 adults from England aged above eighteen years. The data was collected through a Health Survey that was performed in 2011. The data was analysed using t-test, one-way ANOVA with Tukey HSD post hoc test, and the linear regression. The study found that there was no correlation between marital status and the body mass index. However, the effect of marital status on the body mass was statistically significant even though marital status accounted for 0.2% ...

The US is one of the many wealthiest countries in the world and according to research it has the highest obesity rates. The research shows that one-third of US population is obese, and a third is overweight. Other researchers show that high-income countries have greater rates of obesity compared to middle and low-income countries (Averett and Korenman 15). Over the years, obesity has increased even among children. Research on obesity between adults and children show that approximately 36% of adults and 17% of children in the US are obese. Statistics of the children reveal that a quarter of 2-5 ...

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It is commonly known that children are the young individuals who have not reached the age of majority, and are the offspring of their natural parents. Starting from the end of the 19th century, the roles of family and children in particular have begun shifting, and remain changing up to these days. The relationships between children and parents have been the subjects of studies of many disciplines, starting from psychology and early child development to economics and politics. Parental involvement (regarded as "the interaction and assistance provided by parents to children" (Blair, 2014) into the developmental ...

Obesity is a condition characterized by body mass index above 30. Diabetes on the other hand refers to elevated blood glucose levels above the normal range. The four common bioethical principals applicable to treatment of other health conditions also apply to obesity and diabetes. The principle of beneficence requires care givers to consider benefits of a given treatment and risks involved in decision making. Non-maleficence on the other hand refers to avoidance of harm. The two principles are applied together in treatments. Care delivery to children with diabetes and obesity should observe the two principles. Autonomy is also a bioethical principle. ...