Monday 7 September 2009

Obesity

An obese person is a very fat person. We sometimes say that a fat person is overweight. A person can weigh 200 kilograms or more. This person is obese. He or she is very fat. He or she is overweight.

Obesity is a big problem in many countries now. There are many people who are very fat. Fat people sometimes get sick. They get type 2 diabetes. There are millions of people now who have type 2 diabetes. This number will double in 20 years. In Australia 47% of women and 63% of men are overweight.

There are people in Africa who don't eat enough. They are not fat. They are thin. They are not overweight. They are not obese.

Not eating enough is a problem too. In many African countries there are many people who are poor. They don't have enough money and they normally have many children. They can't afford to buy food. Some of those people go hungry until they die. They starve to death.

If you eat more food than you need, you start to have fat around your body. You become fat. When you become fat, there is a big chance that you can become diabetic. A person who is diabetic has many health problems if he or she takes sugar in their tea or coffee. They must not eat cake or chocolate. If they do, they become sick.

Doctors tell us that being fat is not good for our health. We need to eat healthy food. We must not use too much sugar or salt in our food. We must not eat junk food like burgers and pizza.We must exercise every day and drive our cars less.

Of course not many people exercise every day. We drive our cars more. We sit down at work and don't move a lot. We only know about these health problems when it is too late.
Can you find 5 mistakes here?
An obese person is a very small person. We sometimes say that a fat person is overweight. A person can weigh 200 kilograms or more. This person is obese. He or she is very fat. He or she is overweight.
Obesity is a big problem in many countries now. There are many people who are very fat. Fat people sometimes get well. They get type 2 diabetes. There are millions of people now who have type 2 diabetes. This number will double in 20 years. In Australia 47% of women and 63% of men are overweight.
There are people in Africa who don't eat enough. They are not fat. They are thin. They are not overweight. They are not obese.
Not eating enough is a problem too. In many African countries there are many people who are rich. They don't have enough money and they normally have many children. They can't afford to buy food. Some of those people go hungry until they die. They starve to death.
If you eat more food than you need, you start to have fat around your body. You become fat. When you become fat, there is a big chance that you can become diabetic. A person who is diabetic has few health problems if he or she takes sugar in their tea or coffee. They must not eat cake or chocolate. If they do, they become sick.
Doctors tell us that being fat is not good for our health. We need to eat healthy food. We must not use too much sugar or salt in our food. We must not eat junk food like burgers and pizza.We must exercise every day and drive our cars less.
Of course not many people exercise every year. We drive our cars more. We sit down at work and don't move a lot. We only know about these health problems when it is too late.

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