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According to the three days I tracked my diet, I am not as unhealthy as I thought. I eat enough meat, vegetables and grains to meet the daily recommended requirements. I seem to be getting enough protein and my fat intake is appropriate at around 30% of my diet. My cholesterol intake is also about…

The heart rate of a human varies from 150 beats per minute in young children, to about 60 beats per minute in the aged, however I am going to investigate whether my heart rate increases or decreases during physical exercise and why it does this. PredictionFrom my general knowledge I predict that my respiration rate…

Every culture fulfills it needs in different ways resulting in culture diversity that is seen throughout our world today. It’s our culture that defines our religion, arts, morals, laws and customs. Every aspect of human activity can be included in defining our culture. Anthropology is necessary in a field that seeks to understand how all…

According to Poortmans and Francaux (2000), there has been an increase in the use of oral creatine monohydrate among professional and amateur athletes. Creatine is a substance that athletes and bodybuilders use to improve the production of Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP), which gives them the energy needed for performance. This study aims to investigate the impact…

Background      The Skeletal system act as the framework of the body, consisting of 206 bones in a normal adult, it protects organs, anchors skeletal muscles facilitate movements and act as storage for minerals. There are four types of bones, the long bones (e.g. femur), flat bones (e.g., sternum), short bones (e.g. metacarpals), and the…

Creatine is a naturally occurring amino acid that’s found in meat and fish, and also made by the human body in the liver, kidneys, and pancreas. It is converted into creatine phosphate or phosphocreatine and stored in the muscles, where it is used for energy. During high-intensity, short-duration exercise, such as lifting weights or sprinting,…

INTRODUCTION In the Western World, several chronic diseases including cardiovascular diseases (CVD) is a number killer in the Western world due to the use of high fat and high-energy foods, sedentary lifestyle and the ill-habits followed.   Several heart diseases such as hypertension, heart failures, ischemic heart diseases, etc, arise from the poor lifestyle habits followed in…

Andrew Hilt Research Final Exercise: The New Food for Thought Picture yourself in your 2nd grade gym class. Did you ever find yourself wondering why exactly you had to go to gym class at all? What was climbing up this seemingly endless rope to the ceiling going to do for you? What’s the point of…

Elsevier is an organization focused on advancing information on global issues surrounding science and health. This article was provided by Elsevier to inform and educate people on how being in quarantine, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, can psychologically and physical impact the population of older people, and how physical activity can lower the consequences of…

In order to treat various types of heart diseases, Beta-adrenergic blockers (ẞ-blockers) are used. Heart diseases treated using ẞ -blockers include decreased ability of the heart to contract or expand efficiently, enlarged heart muscles, irregular heart beat, lack of circulation to the organ and high blood pressures. Increased pressure of the eye and migraine headache…