Finding a thesis topic that’s meaningful, but one that has yet to be researched from so many different angles that it’s old and worn out, is a major challenge for many students hoping to win a Masters degree from any university. In other words, to find a topic that has never been researched before, and that could be profoundly meaningful would be a Master’s student’s ticket to a lifetime of good fortune. So if you’re a Masters student in Exercise Physiology, I suggest that you seriously consider the following opportunity.
Exploding Across the World
Childhood obesity has exploded exponentially in developed nations to the point that it’s now considered an epidemic. The new US Surgeon General has recently labeled childhood obesity his # 1 priority. And we’re spending multiple billions in order to turn the tide, but we’re failing so miserably that the odds of winning the war on childhood obesity look even worse than the odds of winning the war in Iraq. In light of all this I’d like to say that anyone who discovers a practical, affordable, measurable, and documentable antidote to such a monumental problem could easily be in a position to be nominated for a Nobel Prize in Medicine.
A Documented Bite Out of Childhood Obesity
So, here’s the deal. A childhood obesity prevention strategy has recently been chronicled in a new book
It’s Never Been Scientifically Tested
Where’s the rub you ask? Well, the rub is that to date, no credentialed
academician, no Professor of Exercise Physiology, no Ph.D. or Masters student has ever conducted a scientific study to prove or to disprove this basic claim. Let me repeat that. Despite the fact that Physical Educators across the country would endorse this intuitive observation, NOBODY has ever conducted a study that correlates the ability to do pull ups with childhood obesity prevention.
Let me add that the research for this study could be done in a matter of weeks. The write up would take another week or two, but so far nobody has stepped forward to claim the prize. Furthermore, this simple study could have profound effects on millions of kids around the world, yet to date nobody’s in a position to be nominated for that Nobel Prize in Medicine mentioned earlier.
The Simple Four Part Study
So for an ambitious Masters student who’s longing to make a name for themselves before they ever graduate, I propose the following four part study.
• Take 100 young students (say grades 3 and 4) and divide them into two groups, those who can do pull ups (group A), and those who can’t do pull ups (group B).
• Measure the body compositions of all 100 students.
• Determine the average body composition for both groups.
• Compare these two averages for significant differences.
If Wrong…But If Right
The null hypothesis of course will be, there is no significant difference between the average body compositions of group A and group B. On the other hand if Operation Pull Your Own Weight is right and there is a significant difference between the two groups, you’ve just discovered that natural, practical, affordable, measurable, and documentable antidote that will put you on the path for being nominated for a Nobel Prize in Medicine. So there you have it folks. Now, who wants to step forward, do the research, and complete a thesis that could make a real difference instead of another one that does little more than just gather dust?
Rick Osbourne is a Chicago based, freelance writer who currently serves as Executive Director of Operation Pull Your Own Weight, an informational web site that’s dedicated to naturally immunizing kids against obesity for a lifetime without pills, shots, or special diets. If you’re interested in childhood and obesity, then check out http://www.pullyourownweight.net any time. Osbourne is also a public speaker, and he’s recently published an e-book entitled “Operation Pull Your Own Weight: A Radically Simple Solution to Childhood Obesity”
(http://booksonboard.com/index.php?BODY=viewbook&BOOK=139219) that provides practical minded parents and educators with a simple, functional, affordable, and infinitely measurable antidote to childhood obesity.
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