Health Matters! Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds

After reading the information that her mother has given her Joy has decided to check her weight to see if she is in the healthy range.

• After reading the information that her mother has given her Joy has decided to check her weight to see if she is in the healthy range.
• Joy weighs 9 stone and is 5’5. Look at the chart and see if she is in the healthy zone.

People who are anorexic are addicted to losing weight, dieting and sometimes excessive exercising.

• People who are anorexic are addicted to losing weight, dieting and sometimes excessive exercising.
• Anorexics usually keep their excessive dieting a secret and sometimes wear baggy clothes to hide their weight loss.
• Anorexia is a dangerous illness as reducing the amount of food you eat puts parts of your body, especially your heart under lots of strain, and can be life threatening.