Study & Research Health and Fitness

This Study Guide consists of approximately 179 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Health and Fitness.
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Study & Research Health and Fitness

This Study Guide consists of approximately 179 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Health and Fitness.
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1. Susan Chollar maintains, that exercise can alleviate psychological depression. What arguments do Rebecca Prussin and her colleagues present against using, exercise as a treatment for depression? Are their arguments persuasive? Why or why not?
2. The viewpoints by both Chollar and Prussin and her colleagues use anecdotal examples to support their arguments. Which viewpoint uses this technique most effectively? Explain your answer. Which viewpoint uses scientific research most effectively? Support your answer with examples.
3. David Stipp contends that obesity is a disease that requires treatment. Sally E. Smith argues that obesity is a natural condition and that defining it as a disease stigmatizes overweight people. Based on your reading of these viewpoints, do you think obesity is a disease? Why or why not?
4. Stipp is a senior writer for Fortune, a national business magazine. Smith is the executive director of the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance...


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