5. I'm an overweight teenager. I'm only fifteen years old, and already I weigh over 90 kilograms. My weight was (1)
five years ago, but it just kept increasing faster than I expected.
Being an overweight kid (2)
not easy. At school, I try to avoid sports activities. Why?Because I'm not good at sports, as you can probably (3)
. I'm not the only one (4)
a weight problem at my school. Recently, our school started a program called "Healthy Kids". Our teacher invited a doctor (5)
a talk.
"Do you know that more than one (6)
adults (成人) worldwide are overweight? " asked the doctor. " Three hundred million of them are obese (肥胖的) . Adult obesity is connected with being overweight as a youngster, " he continued.
"Obesity is found in every area of the world. The number of obesity in children is growing quickly. Obesity can (7)
some of the world's most dangerous diseases."
"Is there any (8)
now?" asked my friend, Pam.
"The good news is that we know the two main causes of obesity — poor diet (饮食) and lack of regular exercise. (9)
, we can control both of these. It's (10)
too late to make changes. (11)
can make a big difference in your health in the future. Isn't that (12)
?"
Encouraged by the message, I asked the (13)
questions about how to set a goal.
"Exercise is one of the keys. Only fifteen minutes of exercise a day can go a long way towards (14)
weight. And avoid soft drinks because they're rich in sugar. You can take control of your own weight(15)
you really want to."
That day, I decided to become physically active and keep healthy.