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Describe what determines or identifies if a disease or a habit is or will be harmful to an individual or population?

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1. Can you help me write 3 short paragraphs describing what determines or identifies if a disease or a habit is or will be harmful to an individual or population?

First, a disease or habit is harmful if it is causing health problems for the person or if research suggests that the disease or habit has harmed others in the past. For example, in the U.S., at least one out of five kids is overweight. The number of overweight children continues to grow. Over the last two decades, this number has increased by more than 50% and the number of "extremely" overweight children has nearly doubled. A doctor determines if children are overweight by measuring their height and weight. Although children have fewer weight-related health problems than adults, overweight children are at high risk of becoming overweight adolescents and adults. Overweight adults are at risk for a number of health problems including heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure stroke, and some forms of cancer. Thus, being overweight as a child is harmful to ...

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