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Your assignment is to write a 3 page paper (plus a separate page of references) that includes a critical evaluation of a scientific study published in a scholarly or professional journal. Your paper must reference one of the body systems or organs we are discussing in 241. Your paper must include the following:

Your article must come from a peer-reviewed scholarly/professional journal (5 points). See the Library library.highline.edu

A proper citation of the article must be created (5 points). See the Library Module onCitationsLinks to an external site.for multiple resources to help you.

At the start of the quarter, you should have completed theSTART HEREmodule. This will be helpful again with this assignment to assist you in developing a paper without falling into any plagiarism traps!

Proper formatting of your paper should be:

11 font,

double-spaced

Include a header or footer with your name, the date and the name of the class.

Spelling and punctuation must be correct. PLEASE HAVE SOMEONE PROOF-READ YOUR PAPER TO LOOK FOR ERRORS ( Formatting earns5 points)

The content of the paper must include the following:

Summary:A brief summary of the article, including the hypothesis, the design of the study, the subjects and measures used, and the results. (10 points)

Content comparison:Compare the summary of the study (found at the beginning of the article) and the actual study information (long-form information in the rest of the article) to see if there are any discrepancies. If so, make note of them and hypothesize reasons for them. If not, confirm the summary is accurate. (5 points)

Discussion:(20 points)
- Discuss the authors'( results utilizing information that you have learned in class about the relevant body system.
- Describe how what you have learned in class helps you to understand the study.
- Give examples where people have or could miscontrue data from the study.
- Do the data support the conclusions or do you think the authors are stretching to reach the conclusions that they draw?
- Do you find any flaws with the study, either in the hypothesis or execution?
- How would you correct these?Explain how you would change the conclusion or results section to more accurately reflect the study results and flaws.

Abirami · Accepted Answer

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Methods to calculate the prevalence of obesity
Methods to calculate the prevalence of obesity
Introduction: 
According to the World Health Organization (2020), obesity is considered as the accumulation of excessive fat in the body that results in the energy imbalance in individuals and exposes to greater heath risks. It is a multifactorial disease, that is positioned as the fifth leading cause for morbidity as well as mortality. There is an approximate 10% increase in the prevalence of obesity in people around the world in the last 20 years (Smith and Smith, 2016; Blüher, 2019). Biologically, obesity is defined as the deposition of triglycerides in adipose tissues which expand in size when there is excessive amount of unutilized energy present in the body. The main causes of the obesity are listed as follows (Smith and Smith, 2016; Chooi et al., 2018):
a) Genetics 
b) Physical inactivity
c) Energy rich and low-nutrient diet
d) Imbalance of the gut microbiome
e) Socioeconomic factors
f) Medications
Even though the cause of obesity in people is high due to the genetic factors which is visualized by the rate of metabolism in the body, physical inactivity due to sedentary lifestyle is the second leading cause that leads to the fat deposition. Globalization has allowed the people to buy food and other goods in cheaper rates, which always comes with a compromised side effect of being low in nutrient composition with higher energy giving components (carbohydrates and fats) (Blüher, 2019). Obesity occurs in the body, when the body receives higher energy intake majorly from diet than the energy expenditure (Smith and Smith, 2016; Chooi et al., 2018; Emmons et al., 2018). 
Obesity affects the people irrespective of age, demographics, socioeconomic status, and gender. However, women are prone to obesity compared to men and this trend has remained constant for more than 50 years. It is estimated that around one third of the world population is obese and they are suffering from diseases such as listed (Smith and Smith, 2016; Chooi et al., 2018):
a) Hypertension
b) Diabetes mellitus
c) Musculoskeletal diseases
d) Osteoarthritis
e)  Stroke
f) Cancer
g) Mental disability
Methods:
Various authors, including Chooi et al. (2018), measured the prevalence of obesity in the worldwide population by calculating the body mass index (BMI) in different individual from the publicly available databases.

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