FACTORS INFLUENCING WEIGHT
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Abstract
There is a desire to establish the significance of the influence of ethnicity on weight. Besides, there is a need to discover people’s interest in grapes, Ham, and granola bars. These foods, as well, are required to be taken when fresh to enhance healthiness among individuals. Based on the above statements, I developed a study to establish how the respondents loved grapes, Ham, and Granola bars. In the same line, I set the study to observe whether the respondents ate fresh fruits and whether these fruits were healthy. The second test was to establish the influence of ethnicity on weight. The first objective involved observation through focus groups, while the second test involved the chi-square test. The study found that the respondents loved the mentioned foods and ate them while they were fresh. The respondents agreed that the fruits were healthy compared to the other meals. The study also found that ethnicity was a significant influencer on the weight of an individual. In conclusion, people valued fruits such as grapes in terms of healthiness and freshness more than other meals like Ham and granola bars. As well, i concluded that among the significant factors that influence weight is the ethnicity of an individual.
Introduction
Healthy living by an individual is infleunced by various factors. Among such factors include weight. The recommended weight is between 144 and 176lbs for those with 5’9” height for adult males. On the other hand, the recommended weight is 131-160lbs for the 5’9” height adult females (Eichen, 2020). Importantly, not everyone falls in this weight category as some are underweight while some are overweight, a condition referred to as obesity. The fluctuation in people’s weight is subject to several factors. Factors that influence weight range from a person’s lifestyle, health, and origin, among others. Specifically, these factors start from the type of meals taken by a person, the sex of an individual, age, history of family and genes, insomnia, and physical activities.
Besides, a race where a person originates from has a significant impact on their weight. For instance, in the united states, black American males were found in 2019 to have an immense weight due to obesity than other races (Saghafi-Asl, 2020). The wellness of an individual also plays a significant role in their weight. It is in wellness where the frequency at which a person takes fruits and the type of fruits/ food that they take to influence their weights. For instance, a person who loves taking lemons and related fruits are likely to boost their immunity, a factor that translates to a healthy weight (Eichen, 2020). The influence of wellness on weight is also a sibjucet to the freshness of fruits taken by a person. There are several studies conducted on the factors influencing weight loss/ gain and people’s preferences regarding the food they consume.
Nevertheless, different conclusions have been made regarding the same, thus creating room for further studies (Pem, 2016). Likewise, the preference for different kinds of meals such as fruits is always been measured quantitatively. However, few research works have been performed regarding qualitative measures, thus further giving a chance for this kind of study.
I designed the study based on two interests. The first one was to determine the influence of ethnicity on weight. Besides, the second study was establihsed to observe the view of people in regards to grapes, Ham, granola bars, fruit freshness, and healthiness.
Study objectives
Qualitative: To establish the love of people for grapes, Ham, granola bars, the freshness of food (fruits), and healthiness.
Qualitative hypothesis: The respondents loved grapes, granola bars, and Ham. As well, the respondents took fruits when fresh and presumed that they were healthy.
Quantitative: to determine the influence of ethnicity on weight.
Quantitative Hypothesis:
H0: There is no significant influence of ethnicity on weight
HA: There is a significant influence of ethnicity on weight
Methods
Qualitative
This section collected data using focus groups, a common method for qualitative research, where respondents were grouped and asked questions. Questions were formed regarding grapes, granola bars, Ham, fruits freshness, and healthiness. The data was collected through observation. The researcher observed the level at which the respondents agreed or disagreed with the statements. Recordings were then made regarding how overwhelming the respondents answered the questions. For instance, were the responses unanimous, or were there different opinions coming from different people. Based on this, the researcher then derived conclusions about what