Health

27 December 2010

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12067344

Average UK male weight up 16lb in 15 years, study finds

Summery

In the UK the number of overweight men and women has increased in the past 20 years. Scientists say that many people put on so much weight because they eat more and take less physical exercises. There is more food available than 15 to 20 years ago and people also use the car more often than before. Another problem is that most people have an inactive job. If overweight people do not change their behaviour, there is a big change that they will get diabetes or heart diseases, leading to a poor quality of live and maybe even death.

Reaction

You would think that with everything we know by now about living healthy and the risks when you do not, we would take more care of ourselves. Unfortunately many people are still overweight and it is getting worse. I think it is important to start discussing this issue in primary schools. We should learn children about healthy food and why it is important to exercise regularly. Probably this topic is already being discussed in schools but then we should stress the importance of it even more. Other people also need to be helped with getting a healthier lifestyle. Stressing the importance of it does not help with some people, so we need to think of other ways as well to promote a healthier lifestyle.