1. Upgrade 3 - Unit 8 Obesity

2. Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems. Obesity increases the likelihood of various diseases, particularly heart disease, type 2 diabetes, breathing difficulties during sleep, certain types of cancer, and osteoarthritis. Obesity is most commonly caused by a combination of excessive food energy intake, lack of physical activity, and genetic susceptibility, although a few cases are caused primarily by genes, endocrine disorders, medications or psychiatric illness. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity

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9. a) I’m concerned with my daughter. Although she’s so skinny, she thinks she’s (1)______________. I’m afraid she’s going to become (2)_______________. b) I love junk food. However, in order to lose weight, I need to stop eating (3)________________ food.

10. c) My mom always pushed me to eat (4) ___________ food. However, I could only start a (5)_____________ after I went to a (6)______________’s office. d) I think I’ll start working out to keep (7) ____________. e) Look at him! He lost so much weight! He used to be so (8) _______________.