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=Graduation Project Topic: Obesity in kids.=

Thesis: Diseases caused by the growing problem of obesity can be prevented through exercises and nutrition. Driving question ideas: What are ways that we can prevent obesity through all ages? Ex.Hormones, fast food, ingredients in foods, were obesity starts...., life expectency ..

Driving question: How to prevent obesity in youth?
 * Age-adjusted percentage of persons 18 years of age and over who are overweight but not obese, 2007. (Persons are considered overweight if they have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 25 or greater.) National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)**

White Ratio ||
 * ~  ||~ Non-Hispanic Black ||~ Non-Hispanic White ||~ Non-Hispanic Black/ Non-Hispanic
 * Men || 39.6 || 42.5 || .9 ||
 * Women || 30.7 || 26.6 || 1.1 ||
 * Total || 34.9 || 34.5 || 1.0 ||