Health Internet Research

  Health Questions:

1. What do some people think the definition of "health"is?

2. What does it mean to be physically healthy? Mentally healthy?

3. How does the idea of looking healthy and being beautiful differ or relate in society?

4. Do most people believe they are healthy?

5. What percentage of Americans live a healthy lifestyle?

6. What percentage of adults exercise? 

7. What percentage of teens exercise?

8. What country is considered the heatlhiest? 

1. A healthy state of wellbeing free from disease. The general condition of body and mind. 

       wordnet.princenton.edu/perl/webwn

    Wellbeing is a content state of being happy and prosperous. 

   Health is a state of complete physical,mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

       http://who.int/about/definition/en/print.html

  

2.  Physical health consist of : Agility, Balance, Body composition, Cardiovascular endurance, Coordination, Flexibility, Muscular strenght and endurance, and speed.  Being physically healthy is living a better life. 

      http://www.win-back-your-good-health.com/definition-of-physical-health.html

   Mental Health consist of: Having a mental aptitude near of above social average, Having the capability to percieve things as they are, and not as one thinks they are, having the faculty to understand the social structure and ability to figure out vocal and other forms of communication, being able to differentiate between good and bad, having the ability to remember and repeat information. 

    http://www.win-back-your-good-health.com/definition-of-physical-health.html

3.  Poor health and beauty are related. One cannot expect to be beautiful without working on maintaining good health. Poor health can be visible, some obvious outward signs of poor health are dark circles around your eyes, obesity, acne, hair loss and dry skin. Some less obvious signs of poor health are white fingernails or white dots on fingernails, creases between eyes, and dandruff.

    http://www.articlebase.com/wellness-articles/the-health-and-beauty-connection.html

4.  In a survey sponsered by CIGNA health care, more than half (57%) Americans who were surveyed believed that they are in "excellent or very good health." One in six reported that they are in much better shape then they were about a year ago. An estimated two-thirds of adults in the U.S. adults are obese or over weight but 54% believe they should loose about 10 pounds. 

       http://newsroom.cigna.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=720

5. A study by Michigan State University shows that only 3% of Americans are actually living and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The criteria was part on a four basics which were: not smoking, controlling weight, eating a good diet, and doing physical activity.   

   http://www.paulshealthblog.com/2008/05/3-percent-of-americans-live -healthy.html

6. Seven out of 10 American adults do not exercise regularly,despite the proven health benefits to it. Meaning that about only 30% of americans actually exercise regularly. 

    http://edition.cnn.com/2002/HEALTHh/04/07/americans.exercise/index.html

 

 7. Only about 38 percent of teens get enough exercise. 

     http://ag.arizona.edu/maricopa/fcs/bb/youngex.html