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Overweight and obesity in Chile

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This time I will wrote about a social issue, It seems interesting to me inquire into the topic of obesity and overweight rates in Chile, because it is a subject related to health and the way of life of our culture.  In Chile and other countries in the world, obesity and excess weight have a high and increasing prevalence from the first years of life. Today Obesity is a global health problem, that is why we speak of Globesity.  Demographics and socioeconomic factors and changes in food supply and lifestyles have led to inadequate eating behaviors and sedentary activity of Chilean population. This has been reflected in a significant increase in obesity throughout the life cycle, which determines negative effects on the risk of developing various chronic diseases. In the population attending public health system there is 9.7% obesity in children under 6 years, a proportion that increases to nearly 22% in pregnant women, seniors and at first grade school attended by Junaeb.   According to
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 Dreaming about my future job I always wanted to be a scientist or work in something related to science. Currently, I study chemistry and pharmacy, as I have already mentioned, and this is a career with a wide field of work, so I have many options. I would like to work primarily in a laboratory, either researching or developing products. For now, I am thinking of doing a specialty in the cosmetic area, because I am interested in the innovation and formulation of personal care products, even if this means more time to study. One day, a successful colleague by our profession visited us at university and she was my inspiration. She was recognized in the cosmetic industry internationally, and she was wealthy. I imagine that I will work for a time in laboratories in this country, to have experience, and then I could go abroad to participate in laboratory innovation, develop new products, such as lotions, body creams, makeup, etc. This field is well paid, so with new opportunities abroad I c

An expert on my field: Marie Curie

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 I was looking for a important scientist of all time, and a high proportion were men. So, I decided to write about a science woman. Her name is Marie Curie, she was born on November 7, 1867 in Poland. After finishing high school, she took private lessons because it was not possible to enroll her in an institution of higher education for being a woman. Bronislawa -her first name- with her sister entered the clandestine Uniwersytet Latajacy, an institution of higher education if admitted female students. In 1891 he travels to Paris, where he changed his name for Marie. In 1891 he enrolled in the science course in the Paris University. In 1894 he met Pierre Curie. At that time, both working in the field of magnetism, they married and started projects together.She became interested in the field of radioactivity, and in this area she discovered two new radioactive chemical elements; uranium and radium. Marie was the first person to receive two Nobel Prizes and the only one to do it in two d

Why did I choose this career?

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When I was a child, I never had an idea about my future, but I would ever wanted to be a vet, detective and a film director. But when I was ending up the basic school, I known that the most probably was I studied something relation to sciences.  Later, in the high school, I thought that biology and chemistry were very interesting. But at the same time, I started to read by myself and then I wrote my own short stories and poems.  So, one year before I finished the high school, I had only two options of careers, there was chemistry and pharmacy or literature. By the end of that year, I spoke with the coordinator of the school and he said me the comparation between two professions. Then I realized that I wanted to be in a stable occupation and economic situation. Therefore, the last year of high school I had a decision: I would be study chemistry and pharmacy.  This is an extensive and demanding career, so far I have had some difficulties in some subjects, but I think I made the right dec