'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. |