American University Effects of Sedentary Behavior In the Body Paper

Times New Roman, font 12, double spaced

HARD COPIES ONLY please

Due: Friday, September 27tg

Paper one- You will write a 4-5 page scientific paper on the effects of sedentary behavior on various systems and processes in the body. You must use academic sources to support your claims. All sources must be aknowledged and included in your works citations. If you are unsure if a source is academic, please contact me.

What specific ramifications to the body result from excessive sitting?

Also, please provide some solutions. For example, take the stairs instead of the elevator.

Rubric:

15 points total

5 points- Does the paper list the consequences to one’s health from a sedentary lifestyle?

5 points- what has changed about human behavior to lead to this state? What practical solutions are there for this problem?

3 points- did the paper use academic sources and studies to support claims?

2 points- overall organization, spelling and grammar