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'Overweight' is a polite term to use to tell a person that he is ___1___. Being fat is ___2___ from being heavy. A muscular gymnast may be of the same height and weight as his friend who gets very ___3___ exercise. The gymnast is not fat but his friend may be.

The shape and size of the skeleton also determine the ___4___ of a person. A person with thick bones will weigh ___5___ than one with thin bones. Both may be of the ___6___ height.

We can test whether we have too much fat by doing the `pinch test'. This is done by ___7___ your side at the waistline, getting as much fat as you possibly can between your thumb and fore-finger. If there is more than 2.5 cm of it, you are probably fat.

When we eat too much and do not get ___8___ exercise, the extra calories are stored as fat. Sometimes people overeat ___9___ they are bored or lonely but often it is a case of not having the will power to
___10___ food offered to them.

There are many ways to get fat ___11___ only two to stay slim and healthy. One is to eat less and the ___12___ is to exercise more. Exercises ___13___ cycling, jogging, swimming or ___14___ games burn calories quickly and keep us fit.

It is healthy to be slim. However, ___15___ underweight or thin is not desirable. We ___16___ to have a little fat in our body to act as a padding around the important organs and also as a ___17___ of energy.

People who are ___18___ usually do not like to ___19___ a lot at mealtimes. Under such circumstances, they will gain weight if they take nutritious snacks in ___20___ meals.

 

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1. fat   2. different   3. little   4. weight   5. more   6. same   7. pinching   8. enough   9. when   10. resist/refuse   11. but   12. other   13. like   14. playing   15. being   16. need   17. source   18. thin   19. eat   20. between
 
'Overweight' is a polite term to use to tell a person that he is fat. Being fat is different from being heavy. A muscular gymnast may be of the same height and weight as his friend who gets very little exercise. The gymnast is not fat but his friend may be.

The shape and size of the skeleton also determine the weight of a person. A person with thick bones will weigh more than one with thin bones. Both may be of the same height.

We can test whether we have too much fat by doing the 'pinch test'. This is done by pinching your side at the waistline, getting as much fat as you possibly can between your thumb and fore-finger. If there is more than 2.5 cm of it, you are probably fat.

When we eat too much and do not get enough exercise, the extra calories are stored as fat. Sometimes people overeat when they are bored or lonely but often it is a case of not having the will power to
resist/refuse food offered to them.

There are many ways to get fat but only two to stay slim and healthy. One is to eat less and the other is to exercise more. Exercises like cycling, jogging, swimming or playing games burn calories quickly and keep us fit.

It is healthy to be slim. However, being underweight or thin is not desirable. We need to have a little fat in our body to act as a padding around the important organs and also as a source of energy.

People who are thin usually do not like to eat a lot at mealtimes. Under such circumstances, they will gain weight if they take nutritious snacks in between meals.

 
 

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