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- Lets talk about asthma and obesity, these are bog issues for Australian teenagers
- *cough cough*
- 10-14 years old:Males 17%Females 11%
- 15-19 years old:Males 12%Females 13%
- Lifestyle diseases are about how we live and it affects us teenagers as well.
- Risk factors can include: exercise, smoking and air pollution.
- Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease causing episodes of wheezing, breathlessness and tight chest. the lungs airways are obstructed.
- To reduce the risk of triggering my asthma I have been eating healthy!
- Asthma is the most common chronic illness in children.
- Risk factors that increase the chance of getting asthma or triggering it. Exercise, smoking and air pollution.
- Obesity is a complex disease involving an excessive amount of body fat.
- Ways to reduce the risk: medicine, inhalers, healthy diet and smoke-free household.
- Severe cases can result in death, if not managed properly. Or can lead to other chronic diseases.
- Loose some weight fatty!
- What is Obesity?
- This disease can increase your risk of getting more severe diseases.
- Young people are eating more foods high inn fat and sugar and doing less activity. 1/4 Australian children 5-17 years were overweight or obese.
- Children with obesity are at risk of long term health issues, psychological and social problems such as discrimination and bullying.
- To learn more, talk to your friends, parents, teachers, health workers and doctors
- Some protective factors to help reduce the risk of becoming obese are: playing sport regularly, healthy diet, being apart of sporting teams and less use of electronics.
- Severe obesity can affect someone throughout their adult life and they may end up getting other diseases that lead to death, such as having a heart attack.
- Young people need to learn about the risks of having lifestyle diseases, so they can prevent them from happening and enjoy a healthy life.
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