Obesity

Obesity means having too much body fat, which can make you sick. Doctors check this with the Body Mass Index (BMI). If your BMI is 30 or more, you are considered obese.

Being very overweight happens for different reasons. It can be because of:

• Eating too much food.
• Not moving around enough or playing sports.
• Family genes, which are passed down in families.
• Some illnesses that make people gain weight.

Eating lots of unhealthy food, sitting too much, and not sleeping enough can make you gain weight.

Here are some things that can help:

• Try to eat healthy foods like fruits and vegetables.
• Go for a walk or play outside every day.
• Get enough sleep every night.

Doctors use a number called BMI to see if someone is too heavy. BMI is short for Body Mass Index. This number tells if a person might be obese or too heavy.

To find BMI, you take someone's weight in kilograms and divide it by their height in meters, multiplied by itself.

If the BMI number is 30 or more, the person is called obese.

Tools you can use are:

• a simple calculator to work out BMI
• a measuring tape to measure your height

Being very overweight can make people sick. It can cause sicknesses like type 2 diabetes, heart problems, stroke, cancer, and hurting joints. It can also make people feel sad and worried.

Use a dictionary to help with hard words. Speaking with someone you trust, like a teacher or a family member, can also help you understand better.

To stop becoming too overweight, do some of these things:

• Eat healthy foods like fruits and vegetables.
• Eat foods with good proteins, like chicken or beans.
• Exercise and play outside or do sports.
• Get enough sleep at night.
• Try to stay calm and not get too stressed.

There can be rules and plans to help everyone stay healthy too.

These tips can help you stay healthy and strong. If you need help, talk to a teacher or a grown-up. It's also a good idea to use apps or charts to keep track of what you eat, how much you exercise, and your sleep. They can help you see how well you’re doing!

If someone is very overweight, there are ways to help them get healthier. They can eat better and move more, talk to someone who can help them change their habits, take special medicine, or sometimes get an operation. A doctor or nurse can help figure out what is best for each person.

Yes, your genes can make you more likely to be overweight. Things like eating and exercise are important, but your body might work like this because of your genes. Genes can change how your body uses food, feels hungry, and where it stores fat, making some people more likely to gain weight.

If you have trouble reading, you can ask someone to read with you. You can also use tools that read words out loud, like speech-to-text apps. These can help you understand better.

Yes, many children in the UK have a big health problem. It's called childhood obesity. This means they weigh more than they should. It can make them sick when they grow up, with things like diabetes and heart problems.

We can help by starting early. It’s good to eat healthy foods and play or do activities to stay strong and fit.

Helpful tools like talking apps or picture cards can make it easier to learn about staying healthy. Families and schools can work together to support children.

What you eat is very important if you want to lose weight. Eating less food with many calories, like sweets and fried foods, can help. It's good to eat healthy foods like fruits and vegetables. Talking to a diet expert can help you make a plan to eat better and lose weight.

Moving your body and doing exercise can help stop people from becoming too heavy. Exercise uses up energy, keeps your muscles strong, and makes you feel good. Doctors say grown-ups should do at least 150 minutes of exercise, like walking or cycling, every week.

Yes, stress can make you gain weight. It changes how hungry you feel, so you might eat more. Stress can also make you eat unhealthy foods to feel better. You can use stress management tools to help keep your weight healthy.

Being very overweight can affect how we feel. It can make people feel sad, worried, or not good about themselves. This can make things worse because feeling bad can make people eat more when they are upset or not want to exercise.

If you feel upset about being overweight, talking to someone like a doctor or counselor can help. They can give advice. Doing activities that make you happy, like playing a game or going for a walk, can also help you feel better.

Yes, many things in our society can make people gain too much weight. These include ads for unhealthy food, not having enough money, and living in places where it's hard to find healthy food or safe places to play and exercise. To help fix these problems, we need good plans from the government and community programs.

Sugary drinks like soda can make people gain weight because they have a lot of calories and not many good things for your body. Drinking a lot of these drinks can make you more likely to get sick, like with type 2 diabetes.

If you need help understanding or reading things, you can ask someone to read with you. You can also use tools like audiobooks or text-to-speech apps to help you hear the words. Pictures or drawing things you read can also help you understand better.

Yes, how many people are overweight can be different in each place. This is because of things like how much money people have, how they live their lives, and how easy it is to see a doctor. Usually, more people are overweight in places where people have less money.

Obesity means having too much body fat, which can make you sick. Doctors check this with the Body Mass Index (BMI). If your BMI is 30 or more, you are considered obese.

Being very overweight happens for different reasons. It can be because of:

• Eating too much food.
• Not moving around enough or playing sports.
• Family genes, which are passed down in families.
• Some illnesses that make people gain weight.

Eating lots of unhealthy food, sitting too much, and not sleeping enough can make you gain weight.

Here are some things that can help:

• Try to eat healthy foods like fruits and vegetables.
• Go for a walk or play outside every day.
• Get enough sleep every night.

Doctors use a number called BMI to see if someone is too heavy. BMI is short for Body Mass Index. This number tells if a person might be obese or too heavy.

To find BMI, you take someone's weight in kilograms and divide it by their height in meters, multiplied by itself.

If the BMI number is 30 or more, the person is called obese.

Tools you can use are:

• a simple calculator to work out BMI
• a measuring tape to measure your height

Being very overweight can make people sick. It can cause sicknesses like type 2 diabetes, heart problems, stroke, cancer, and hurting joints. It can also make people feel sad and worried.

Use a dictionary to help with hard words. Speaking with someone you trust, like a teacher or a family member, can also help you understand better.

To stop becoming too overweight, do some of these things:

• Eat healthy foods like fruits and vegetables.
• Eat foods with good proteins, like chicken or beans.
• Exercise and play outside or do sports.
• Get enough sleep at night.
• Try to stay calm and not get too stressed.

There can be rules and plans to help everyone stay healthy too.

These tips can help you stay healthy and strong. If you need help, talk to a teacher or a grown-up. It's also a good idea to use apps or charts to keep track of what you eat, how much you exercise, and your sleep. They can help you see how well you’re doing!

If someone is very overweight, there are ways to help them get healthier. They can eat better and move more, talk to someone who can help them change their habits, take special medicine, or sometimes get an operation. A doctor or nurse can help figure out what is best for each person.

Yes, your genes can make you more likely to be overweight. Things like eating and exercise are important, but your body might work like this because of your genes. Genes can change how your body uses food, feels hungry, and where it stores fat, making some people more likely to gain weight.

If you have trouble reading, you can ask someone to read with you. You can also use tools that read words out loud, like speech-to-text apps. These can help you understand better.

Yes, many children in the UK have a big health problem. It's called childhood obesity. This means they weigh more than they should. It can make them sick when they grow up, with things like diabetes and heart problems.

We can help by starting early. It’s good to eat healthy foods and play or do activities to stay strong and fit.

Helpful tools like talking apps or picture cards can make it easier to learn about staying healthy. Families and schools can work together to support children.

What you eat is very important if you want to lose weight. Eating less food with many calories, like sweets and fried foods, can help. It's good to eat healthy foods like fruits and vegetables. Talking to a diet expert can help you make a plan to eat better and lose weight.

Moving your body and doing exercise can help stop people from becoming too heavy. Exercise uses up energy, keeps your muscles strong, and makes you feel good. Doctors say grown-ups should do at least 150 minutes of exercise, like walking or cycling, every week.

Yes, stress can make you gain weight. It changes how hungry you feel, so you might eat more. Stress can also make you eat unhealthy foods to feel better. You can use stress management tools to help keep your weight healthy.

Being very overweight can affect how we feel. It can make people feel sad, worried, or not good about themselves. This can make things worse because feeling bad can make people eat more when they are upset or not want to exercise.

If you feel upset about being overweight, talking to someone like a doctor or counselor can help. They can give advice. Doing activities that make you happy, like playing a game or going for a walk, can also help you feel better.

Yes, many things in our society can make people gain too much weight. These include ads for unhealthy food, not having enough money, and living in places where it's hard to find healthy food or safe places to play and exercise. To help fix these problems, we need good plans from the government and community programs.

Sugary drinks like soda can make people gain weight because they have a lot of calories and not many good things for your body. Drinking a lot of these drinks can make you more likely to get sick, like with type 2 diabetes.

If you need help understanding or reading things, you can ask someone to read with you. You can also use tools like audiobooks or text-to-speech apps to help you hear the words. Pictures or drawing things you read can also help you understand better.

Yes, how many people are overweight can be different in each place. This is because of things like how much money people have, how they live their lives, and how easy it is to see a doctor. Usually, more people are overweight in places where people have less money.