 Eating is one of life's pleasures follow the suggestions in the eating pyramid  Use the Healthy Eating Pyramid to assist in making your food choices WHAT IS HEALTHY DIET???

THE BENEFITS OF HEALTHY DIET 1. HELPS IN MAINTAINING AN IDEAL WEIGHTREDUCES 2. CONSTIPATION IMPROVES THE IMMUNE SYSTEM. 3. HELPS TO FIGHT OF INFECTION. 4. HELPS TO COPE WITH THE HEALTHY EATING PYRAMID.

 OBESITY  HIGH BLOOD PRESSURES /HYPERTENSION 2 type COMMON OF HEALTH PROBLEM

OBESITY

WHAT IS OBESITY??  WEIGHT GAIN OCCURS WHEN SOMEONE EAT MORE CALORIES THAN THEIR BODY USES UP.  IF THE FOOD PROVIDES MORE CALORIES THAN THEIR BODY NEEDS, THE EXCESS IS CONVERTED TO FAT.

 GENETICS  INACTIVITY  UNHEALTHY AND EATING HABITS  LACK OF SLEEP  MEDICAL PROBLEM  QUITTING SMOKING THE FACTOR THAT CAUSES OBESITY

 EXERCISE  EAT IN SMALL PORTIONS  QUIT WITH THE JUNK FOOD  DRINK AT LEAST 1 GLASS OF WATER EVERY HOUR  CONSUME FOOD RICH IN VIT.B COMPLEX  GET RID OF SMOKING AND ALCOHOL WAY TO PREVENT OBESITY

INFORMATION THAT WE SHOULD KNOW…… 20 Percent of children and 65 percent of adults are over weight.

HYPERTENSION

o Hypertension is the medical term for high blood pressure. o It is known as the "silent killer" since it has no initial symptoms but can lead to long-term disease and complications.. WHAT IS HYPERTENSION /HIGH BLOOD PRESSURES ??

 Age  Family history (heredity)  Gender THE FACTORS THAT CAUSES HYPERTENSION

WAYS TO PREVENT HYPERTENSION  EXERCISE  FOLLOWING A HEALTHY DIET  MANAGING YOUR STRESS AND LEARNING TO COPE WITH STRESS

Category Systolic (top number) Diastolic (bottom number) NormalLess than 120AndLess than 80 Prehypertension120–139Or80–89 High blood pressure Stage 1140–159Or90–99 Stage 2160 or higherOr100 or higher CATEGORIES FOR BLOOD PRESSURES LEVELS IN ADULTS (MEASURED IN MILLIMETERS OF MERCURY)

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