METHODS Study population The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and nutrition (EPIC)-Potsdam study is part of the EPIC, a large-scale Europe-wide prospective cohort study. EPIC–Potsdam recruited 27,548 participants aged between 35 and 64 years from 1994 to 1998. Further details regarding the design, recruitment, and follow-up the EPIC-Potsdam cohort study is presented elsewhere.[19, 20] Informed consent was obtained from all study participants and ethical approval was given by the Ethics Committee of the State of Brandenburg, Germany. Between 2010 and 2012, a sub-sample of 1,472 participants out of 23,881 active participants was invited to attend the study centre for various assessments. These participants were selected using a …show more content…
In addition, educational attainment, occupation, selected lifestyle factors such as physical activity, diet, and smoking status was available from the self-administered questionnaires and interview at baseline or the first invitation (figure 1). Information on chronic diseases, which rheumatic conditions were collected during regular follow-up of the entire cohort where participants self-report incident diseases which were then medically verified.[20] During visit to the study centre, participants reported in a questionnaire on the number of natural teeth: ‘how many natural teeth do you currently have?’ and history of periodontitis: ‘has your dentist ever told you that you have periodontitis (yes or no)?’). Support was given by the study nurse when participants could not spontaneously respond to the questions. Finally, participants also provided a list of all the medications that were used within 7 days. The intake of antibiotics, nonsteroidal anti–inflammatory drugs (NSAID) and classic synthetic and/or biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARD) were retrieved from the medication
As the Japanese forces were considered the aggressors of the conflict by the Allies and Japanese veterans alike, the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was justified. Their aggression previous to the bombing was demonstrated through the attack on Pearl Harbour, which led to America’s involvement in World War II. The attack was not one born out of vengeance and was not strategically logical, whereas there was a reason behind the bombing of Hiroshima, that reason being that the Japanese military would not agree to the clauses presented in the Potsdam Declaration. This declaration was given to the military officials as an invitation to surrender before the first bombing, providing ample time for them to make a decision to hopefully end the
On July 26, 1945, an ultimatum known as the Potsdam Declaration was announced at the Potsdam Conference. This offer was created by the United States, China, and Great Britain and it called “for the unconditional surrender of Japan”(Encyclopedia Britannica). The Japanese Prime Minister at the time, Kantarō Suzuki, replied with “mokusatsu.” The translation was continuously disputed so no one is exactly sure what was said. President Harry S. Truman interpreted Suzuki’s response as a refusal to the surrender, so on August 6, 1945, an atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima, Japan.
Instantly following the end of the Second World War, the fears of the American people rapidly began accumulating as the mistrust between, the United States and the Soviet Union intensified. During World War II, tension between the two world powers began to emerge through ideological differences such as political beliefs and contrasting views regarding the future of Poland that took place at both the Yalta conference and Potsdam. This lasting skepticism only increased as the Soviets started to become more advanced through nuclear weapons and developments in space technology. Despite Eisenhower’s acknowledgment of these widespread fears, he was not particularly successful in addressing them. The American people lived in constant fear of the spread
I believe this resource of information is reliable because the information presented was published by WebMD. Kovacs is writer and researcher for WebMD, Glamour and many more. She has her own blog in which she shares her own story and talks about health, psychology, and nutrition. In her article she quotes Ruth Kava, PhD, RD. Dr. Kava in a Director of nutrition and senior fellow in nutrition at the American Council on Science and Health in New York City.
This article examines the background of the Allied Bombing of Dresden. In 1945, the “Big Three” Allied leaders made up of U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin decided to make a move to end the Nazis once and for all. During the final months of World War II, British bombers dropped many lethal and toxic bombs from February 13 to February 15. Dresden’s air defenses were easily subdued because Hitler had moved most of remaining forces to Berlin. However, the bombing was controversial due to the fact that Dresden didn’t contribute much to the war effort.
In David Freedman’s essay How Junk food Can End Obesity, Freedman makes the claim to policy arguing that instead of demonizing processed foods, Americans should instead support the idea and production of healthier processed and junk foods. He calls on the public to recognize that while many products on the market these days are labeled as “wholesome” and “healthy”, consumers should learn to become aware of the fat and calorie content in these products because many times they have the same- if not more- fat and calorie contents as that of a typical Big Mac or Whopper. In his essay, Freedman primarily places blame on the media and the wholesome food movement for the condemnation of the fast and processed food industries saying, “An enormous amount of media space has been dedicated to promoting the notion that all processed food, and only processed food, us making us sickly and overweight” (Freedman), he further expresses that this portrayal of the
Another interesting event to note is the Berlin Airlift. The American foreign policy following WWII was called ‘Containment’ which basically means that America cannot stop communism but we can top it from spreading. Following WWII we adopted something called the Marshall Plan which was “crucial to the overall strategy of rebuilding Europe’s war-torn economies.” It was a European recovery program to rebuild Europe’s currency, economy and to foster free trade. But there was another motive to George Marshall’s plan and that was Containment.
Questions: Describe the alliance between the US, the USSR and England during WWII. What were the outcomes of the meetings at Yalta and Potsdam? The U.S., England, and the USSR were allies during WWII helping each other to beat Germany. At Yalta it was agreed that the big three plus France would assist in helping rebuild Germany. At Potsdam the USSR asked for a buffer zone between the USSR and European countries.
The Battle of Berlin was one of the most important battles of the Second World War, as it was the one where the German army of Nazis had officially been defeated, Hitler killed himself, and Germany surrendered. It marked the end of the Second World War in Europe, and the division of Germany 's land to the Allies. It was also one of the bloodiest battles in human history, with approximately 81 000 Soviet casualties, and 92 000 German casualties. There were also 280 000 Soviets wounded, and 220 000 German 's wounded. The battle left the city of Berlin in complete ruin, leaving over one million Germans without a home, clean water, or food.
Every 5 years since 1980, a new edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans has been published. The primary goal is to make recommendations about the components of a healthy and nutritionally adequate diet to help promote good health and prevent chronic disease for current and future generations. About half of all American adults have one or more preventable chronic diseases, and about two thirds of US adults are overweight or obese. These conditions have been highly prevalent for more than two decades. Poor dietary patterns, over consumption of calories, and physical inactivity directly contribute to these disorders.
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The Yalta conference and the Potsdam conference were two sessions or meetings held during the Second World War. , These conferences were held for The Big Three to manage their differences and come to several agreements among themselves. The Big Three included the United States (USA), Great Britain and the Soviet Union (USSR/Russia). The Big Three – also referred to as The Grand Alliance – were always known to be enemies and weren’t fond of each other, although had one thing in common and that was their hatred for Germany. They all had this recurring hatred for Germany, and would do anything to watch it burn to the ground, to the point of uniting with one another to help defeat Germany.
Nutrition Topic: Nutrition Organization: Topically Specific Purpose: To inform my audience the importance of proper nutrition I. INTRODUCTION A. Attention getter: Did you know that more than two thirds of adults are considered to be overweight or obese in the United States? If obesity rates stay consistent, about 51% of the population by the year 2030 will be obese.
RCT involves the random allocation of participants between experimental groups, whose members receive the treatment or other intervention, and control group whose members receive a standard or placebo treatment. Also, it is a gold standard in testing the efficacy of an intervention (UCL, 2011). To commence the article assessment is the view of the abstract. The heading and abstract of the study was well outlined, concise and focused on the sample population, methodology, data analysis as well as the result of the study.
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