We are what we eat 9 класс

don’t want to, to drink what you don’t like and do what

you don’t want to. Mark Twain

you will eat by the time you are seventy –nine?

25 cows 9,000 litres of orange juice
40sheep 6,000 litres of mineral water
35 pigs 1,37 tonnes of apples
1.200 chicken 768 kg of oranges
2,07 tonnes of fish 430 bags of carrots
5,05 tonnes of potatoes 720 kg of tomatoes
30,000 litres of milk 1,300 lettuces
13,000 eggs Hundreds of packets of
50,000 loaves of bread coffee, sugar, spaghetty
12,000 bottles of wine 8 kg of dirt

the fattest people in the world.
55% of women and 63%

of men over 25 are overweight or obese.

Coles, a British correspondent for the Guardian. “At the hairdressers,

in their cars, during colleges lectures, at the cinema, where they arrive clutching monster buckets of pop-corn, Doberman sized hot-dogs and containers(!) of diet Pepsi”

obesity, Europe is quickly catching up. According to WHO, almost

one-third of people living in the European Union are now overweight and one in 10 is obese.
20% of women and 17% of men in Britain is obese.

Czech Republic and Finland also have some of the heaviest

people in Europe.
Among the French, Italians and Swedish the number of overweight people is dramatically rising.

Britain spend 27 hours a week watching TV, playing computer


Teenagers

are getting fatter. Obesity rates in teens are doubling!!

with eyes glued to the TV screen, hands digging down

in a packet of chips, munch-munch, staring at the glaring pictures.

A REAL NIGHTMARE!!!

What will today’s teenagers look like when they grow up?

are always in a hurry. We have no time to

relax and enjoy a meal. We want to eat now and we want to eat fast. Every day a new McDonald”s restaurant opens somewhere on our planet.
Another reason is a lack of exercise. We spend too much time in front of our computers and TV sets. We walk less, because we prefer to use cars or public transport.

fattening
Coca –cola spoils our teeth
Coffee shortens our lives
Obesity leads to

heart disease,
diabetes and stroke.
Some scientists believe that food influences
not only our bodies but our spirits as well.
Foods with lots of additives, fat or sugar can
make you violent and anti-social.

diet free from meat has all the vitamins ,minerals and

protein you need.

but you'll have to eat less bread, sugar and fat.

Take a smaller plate and put less food on it. But don't skip meals. It won't do you any good. Don't eat less fruit and vegetables. They are always good for you.

Eat smaller portions

eat. Put your knife and fork down and chew your

food slowly and carefully. You'll feel full sooner and won't eat so much.

and soda. Make your own sandwiches with meat and vegetables.

Drink water or juice instead of Coke and lemonade. Have an apple instead of a hot dog.

water. Drink at least two litres of water every day.

Tea and coffee don't count!

two hours before you go to bed.

make sure you have a lot of vegetables and fruit

every day. But if you live in a region where it's difficult to get them, you should take multivitamins.

of sugar, which is bad for your teeth. When you

buy juice juice read the information on the box. There must be no added sugar in it. As an alternative just have an apple or a carrot. They are better for you than any juice.

drinks which promise to make you thin, but do they

actually work? The answer is no. Most of them aren't safe either. If you take them, you can sometimes be putting your health in danger. They can cause headaches, high blood pressure and many other problems.

thin. Anybody who promises you that is telling you a

lie. You can go on a very strict diet of fewer than 600 calories a day for a week or two and lose weight, but it gives you headaches , bad breath and bad skin. When you finish it, the weight will come back quickly.

it's difficult to be fit if you don't do any.

However, it's always better to do some exercise than none at all.

you want to be fit, you'll have to do more.

Do some exercise in the morning or in the afternoon every day: ride a bicycle, go swimming or jogging, wash the floors in your home or walk the dog.
Everything counts!