Essays about: "Body Mass Index"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 43 essays containing the words Body Mass Index.

  1. 11. FOOD PREFERENCES ASSOCIATED WITH AGE, SEX ANDWEIGHT CATEGORY.

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för naturvetenskap och teknik

    Author : Ola Örman; [2021]
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    Abstract : A large proportion of the population is over 65 years of age and this will continue to rise inthe years to come. According to the World health organization and the US National instituteof aging, as a person ages an increasing loss of appetite leads to problems of getting thenecessary nutrition. READ MORE

  3. 12. Pharmacological treatment of the core symptoms of Anorexia nervosa – a systematic literature review

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Läkarutbildningen

    Author : Elin Munke; [2021]
    Keywords : anorexia nervosa; pharmacological treatment; pharmacotherapy; Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : Background/Aim: Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a serious psychiatric disorder with one of the highest mortality rates of all psychiatric diagnoses. Today there is no approved pharmacological treatment of Anorexia Nervosa. READ MORE

  4. 13. The role of diseases in mass mortality of wood lemmings (Myopus schisticolor)

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Henrik Johansen; [2021]
    Keywords : wood lemming; Myopus schisticolor; disease; virus; pathogens; mass mortality; orthohantavirus; pan-orthohantavirus; somatic index; spleen index;

    Abstract : Like many other rodent species, the wood lemming (Myopus schisticolor) exhibits cycles with large population peaks but unlike most other European rodents, these peaks are frequently followed by mass mortality. It is largely unknown what pathogens wood lemmings carry and if pathogens could affect their population dynamics. READ MORE

  5. 14. Standing long jump compared to vertical jump as a field test for assessing leg power in firefighter trainees : A correlation study from a gender equality perspective

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad

    Author : Mimmi Bringsén-Bornegrim; [2021]
    Keywords : Firefighters; the rescue service; standing long jump; standing broad jump; vertical jump; gender equality; Brandmän; Räddningstjänsten; rektyteringstester; stående längdhopp; vertikalt hopp; jämställdhet;

    Abstract : Background: Within the rescue service, a varied background is needed to increase the possibility of delivering equal service to the citizens. At present, there is a skewed gender distribution within the municipal rescue services, with only a couple of percent of the firefighters being women. READ MORE

  6. 15. Poverty as an individual welfare : a quantitative study on the relationship between household poverty and individual poverty

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Frida Davidila-Ölund; [2020]
    Keywords : Individual Poverty; Wealth Index; Body Mass Index; Stunting; Wasting; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Household wealth is the gold standard of measuring poverty, however, poor individuals are not necessarily found in poor households. If household wealth is used in a context where the household members are not equally poor, poverty statistics measured on a household level might be wrong. READ MORE