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¶ … traditional form of a scholarly, well-researched article, beginning with an overview of previous research before delving into the independent work of the author. The article deals with a phenomenon -- the increase in obesity -- in a manner supported by much of the current scientific coverage on the topic. It specifically deals with how obesity may be caused by environmental factors, such as overeating, lack of activity, and stress. The article takes a scientific approach to understanding the complex causal relationship between these factors.
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The article deploys a cross-sectional study of BMI and job stress, based upon the subject's perceived stressors at the job using Karasek's Job Content Questionnaire, an instrument with pre-tested reliability and validity. The test subjects' BMI was also recorded. Ultimately, the study was not able to determine if job stress caused subjects to be more likely to be obese because of hormonal factors and instigated the use of overeating as a coping mechanism or if obese subjects had more stressors on the job because of their excess body mass. However, it did find a strong correlation between obesity and stress...
The lack of bias is further supported by the cautious conclusions of the researchers. Rather than making a broad and sweeping statement about the causes of obesity, based upon the conclusions that can be drawn from the correlation, the study's authors merely point to the correlation and suggest possible causal relationships which must be further explored, but have yet to have been proven. There may be said to be a bias because the author regards obesity as a serious concern, but other than that assumption (which reflects common scientific wisdom about human health), the study is objective in tone and did not seem to have a predetermined conclusion.
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Davis, B. & Carpenter, C. 2009, "Proximity of fast-food restaurants to schools and adolescent obesity," American Journal of Public Health, vol. 99, no. 3, pp. 505-10.
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