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1、WhymostofusshouldeatfewercaloriesThelatestresearchshowsthatinEnglandover60%ofadultsareoverweightorobese.Thatmeansmanyofusareeatingmorethanweneed,andneedtoeatless.Overtime,consumingmorecaloriesthanweneedleadstoweightgain,andcarryingexcessweightputsusatgreate
2、rriskofawholerangeofserioushealthproblemsAndit’snotjustfoodweneedtocutdownon:somedrinkscanalsobehighincalories.Whenweeatanddrinkmorecaloriesthanweneed,ourbodiesstoretheexcessasbodyfat.Ifthiscontinuesovertimewebecomeoverweight,andcanbecomeobese.Beingoverweig
3、htorobesecausesanincreasedriskoftype2diabetes,heartdisease,strokeandsomecancers.Mostadultsneedtoloseweight,andtodothistheyneedtoeatanddrinkfewercalories.Combiningthesechangeswithincreasedphysicalactivityisthebestwaytoachieveahealthierweight.Youcanfindoutwhe
4、theryouareahealthyweightbyusingourHealthyweightcalculator.Howmuchshouldyoueat?Theamountthatyouneedtoeattomaintainyourbodyweightdependsonarangeoffactors,includingyoursizeandhowphysicallyactiveyouare.Asaguidetheaveragemanneedsaround2,500caloriesadaytomaintain
5、ahealthybodyweight,andtheaveragewomanneedsaround2,000caloriesaday.Remember,ifyouareveryphysicallyactivebecauseofthetypeofjobyoudo,oryouareaprofessionalathlete,youmayneedmorecaloriesthanthistomaintainahealthyweight.Ifyoudoverylittlephysicalactivity–forexampl
6、e,youarehousebound–orifyouareoverweightorobese,youmayneedfewercalories.Animportantpartofahealthydietiseatingtherightamountofcalories,sothatyoubalancetheenergyyouputintoyourbodywiththeenergyyouuse.Ifyouneedtoloseweight,aimtoloseabout0.5-1kg(1-2Ib)aweekuntily
7、oureachahealthyweightforyourheight.Youshouldbeabletolosethisamountifyoueatanddrinkabout500to600caloriesfeweradaythanyouneed.Ahealthydietisnotonlyabouteatingtherightamount.Italsomeanseatingawiderangeoffoods,toensureyougetallthenutrientsyouneed.Youcanstilleat
8、lesswhenfollowingabalanceddiet.LearnmoreaboutabalanceddietinTheeatwellplate.Howmuchareyoueating?Mostofusareeatinganddrinkingmorethanweneed,andweoftenthinkwearemoreactivethanweactuallyare,too.Itisestima
