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Working in Partnership
Being Overweight
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| |If you are overweight you may have health problems |
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| |You should lose 5 – 10kg over 3 months |
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| |Change your lifestyle |
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| |Eat healthily |
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| |Do regular exercise |
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| |Are you overweight? |
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| |Your body mass index (BMI) shows how much of your body is made up of fat |
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| |You can work out your BMI |
| |Your weight e.g. 70kg \ by your height eg 1.75m x your height e.g. 1. 75m = 22.9 |
| |Your nurse can do this for you |
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| |BMI Classed as Health Risk |
| |Less them 18.5 Underweight Some risk |
| |18.5 to 24.9 Ideal Normal |
| |25 to 29.9 Overweight Moderate risk |
| |30 to 39.9 Obese High risk |
| |40 and over Very obese Very high risk |
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|[pic] |Waist Size |
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| |Your health risk is greater when the extra fat is mainly around your waist, if it is above 102cm for men (92cm|
| |for Asian men) and 88cm for women ( 78cm for Asian women) |
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|[pic] |How common is being overweight |
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| |About 2 in 5 adults in the UK are overweight and a further 1 in 5 are obese. Since 1980, obesity numbers have |
| |risen particularly among young adults. This has been called the “obesity epidemic |
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| |Why its good to loose Weight |
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| |Quality of life is improved |
| |Feel better |
| |Feel healthier and have more energy |
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| |Less likely to get diseases such as : |
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| |Breathing problems |
| |Diabetes |
| |High blood pressure |
| |Strokes |
| |Heart problems |
| |Some types of cancer |
| |Arthritis |
| |Gallstones |
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| |Exercise |
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| |Do 60 – 90 minutes of exercise at least 5 days a week such as: |
| |Fast walking |
| |Jogging |
| |Dancing |
| |Swimming |
| |Badminton |
| |Tennis etc |
| |Use stairs instead of lifts |
| |Walk instead of using you car |
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| |Loose weight slowly |
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| |It is best not to loose weight too fast. If you loose weight too fast you might loose some of your muscles. |
| |You should loose about 1 kg (about 1 – 2 lb) a week to keep healthy. |
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|[pic] |Keeping the weight off |
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| |Keeping to a healthy diet |
| |Exercise regularly |
| |A change for the whole household. Make all your family healthy too! |
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| |DIETING DOESN'T MEAN NOT ENJOYING YOUR FOOD! |
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Contact details
Community Team for People with Learning Disabilities
Partnership House
Building 400
Worle Parkway
Weston-Super-Mare
BS22 6WA
Tel: 01934 427600
Fax: 01934 427321
Website: .uk
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