UNIT 4 : HEALTHY LIVING
OBESITY JUST AS RISKY FOR TEENS AS HEAVY SMOKING
Being obese at age 18 increases the risk of premature death in adulthood as much as smoking more than 10 cigarettes a day. Be found more than 45,000 18-year-olds who underwent military conscription tests in which their body mass index (BMI) and smoking status were recorded. The men were followed for an average of 38 years. So the incidence of death was highest among obese men and lowest among those of normal weight. Beside that, heavy smokers were more than twice as likely as nonsmokers to die prematurely and that heavy smoker who were obese were almost five times more likely to die early than were normal weight nonsmokers.
WHAT’S THE BEST DIET? EATING LESS FOOD
Low fat, low carb, high protein - there's a diet plan of every flavor. The growing body of weight-loss is one diet is no better than the next when it comes to weight loss. It doesn't matter where your calories come from, as long as you're eating less. Example, you must take high amounts of whole grains, fruits and vegetables and substituted saturated fat, found in foods such as butter and meat, with unsaturated fat, found in vegetable oil and nuts. Beside that you must encouraged to exercise 90 minutes a week.
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