
about my health
because I’m young.
to die of heart attacks
than teenagers.
already have risk factors
for heart disease, like
poor fitness, high
cholesterol, high blood
pressure, and obesity.
teenagers do now that
affect their health when
they are older?
Can you have unhealthy
habits and still be
healthy?
want as long as I
exercise.
weight if you burn off
extra calories by doing
exercise.
what you eat. Most
people don’t know how
much they have to
exercise to burn off
calories.
For example, a 150-lb.
person has to walk for 1
hour to burn the calories
in a candy bar.
decide what to eat?
How do teenagers
decide how much
exercise they need?
affect my health.
you more likely to get
sick and makes it
harder for your body to
recover.
For example,
teenagers with
constant stress have
higher blood pressure,
which may lead to
heart disease.
reduce its negative
effects on your health.
For example, teenagers
who meditate for 10-20
minutes per day have
lower blood pressure and
heart rate.
teenagers’ bodies when
they get stressed?
Does stress affect your
heart?
breakfast is better
than skipping
breakfast.
lead to obesity
because people tend
to overeat at the next
meal and make poor
food choices when
hungry.
or carbohydrates, like
doughnuts, can lead to a
preference for sweets
that results in weight
problems.
breakfast affect the rest
of the day?
Why does it matter what
you eat for breakfast?
more food than I need
to eat in one meal.
portions are 2 to 8
times bigger than
recommended serving
sizes.
a large meal as long as
you watch what you eat
the rest of the day
amount of food to eat at
one time?
How do teenagers know
when they have had
enough to eat?
healthy.
prepare healthy food at
home than to order
fast food, which is
often high in fat and
salt.
make healthy choices,
like drinking water
instead of soda, eating
more fruit and
vegetables, and
controlling their portion
sizes.
eat healthy?
How can teenagers
make healthy food
choices away from
home?
changes can improve
heart health for
teenagers.
running for 1 hour
every day, will lower
weight.
cutting out a can of
regular soda a day, will
lower your weight by
almost 15 pounds a year
and lower your risk of
heart disease.
specific change
teenagers could make
to be healthier?
exercising if you do it
for at least 30 minutes
at time.
exercise classes
usually last longer than
30 minutes.
minutes, 3 times a day, is
as good as exercising for
30 minutes at a time.
amount of time that
teenagers should
exercise at one time to
be heart healthy?
cell phones make it
easy to be unhealthy.
TV, social networking,
and playing video
games, leave less time
for a healthy, active
lifestyle.
exercising to videos, and
listening to mp3 players
during workouts help
people to be active.
gadgets influence
physical activity and
diet?
not as important to
my health as my
family history of heart
disease.
family history of heart
disease, diabetes, or
high blood pressure
have a higher risk of
developing heart
disease.
eating fast food and
being inactive, increase
risk of diabetes, high
blood pressure, and
heart disease for
everyone.
affect teenagers’
health?
How does family history
affect teenagers’
health?
when stressed, bored,
or watching TV.
distraction. Teenagers
often overeat when
they are distracted.
or skip meals when they
are stressed or in a bad
mood.
habits change when you
are stressed, bored, or
watching TV?
small meals per day
than three large
meals.
meals a day controls
hunger, maintains
energy, and helps
teenagers to stay
active.
high in calories, and
teenagers are likely to
overeat if they are eating
several times a day.
usually eat?