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Stein adds that initially, he was slightly worried that his having gone to Harvard might affect him negatively with voters—saying that the “Harvard guy” usually ends up being “the dork or the villain” in movies and television shows...
...Beauregard, co-chair of the National High School Association, says that part of the problem can be solved with greater awareness by administration and faculty about how obesity can affect high school kids' emotional and academic lives, and with a willingess to work some of that understanding into the curriculum. Currently, 17% of U.S. adolescents are overweight, double what it was in the 1980s, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Beauregard says that school administrators need "to talk about acceptance and tolerance" for these kids...
That obesity impairs health is well-established. Crosnoe's study takes a different tack by highlighting the psychosocial disadvantages of being young and overweight. He says that if the general public discussion about obesity seems "overblown," then perhaps a shift in focus to how obesity can affect education, the future workforce and economic inequality, will allow health and educational professionals and the public a new approach to a discussion of the disease. Crosnoe's upcoming book Fitting In, Standing Out will focus on the effects of social marginalization on education...
...Usually, greater accumulated knowledge and skills come with increased experience," the report notes. "Because most draftees leave after completing a two-year obligation, a draft might affect the services' ability to perform those functions efficiently." To maintain the same capability, the CBO suggests, the Army might have to grow, which could eliminate any savings. On the other hand, increased training costs for draftees - with less time in uniform, more have to be trained - could be offset by cuts in advertising and bonuses now used to entice volunteer recruits...
...cultural factors like beauty may affect the prevalence of eating disorders,” Cao said...