Nowadays it is easier to maintain health than the past. Health N. excellent, full, good, perfect bad, declining, delicate, failing, fragile, frail, ill, poor mental, physical, VERB + HEALTH enjoy, have look after, maintain recover, regain nurse sb back to She was nursed back to full health. | damage, harm, ruin, undermine Healthy 1. Not ill VERBS appear, be, be born, feel, look, seem become keep, remain, stay ADV. extremely, fantastically, really, very mentally, physically PHRASES fit and healthy 2 producing good health VERBS be | consider sth a new diet which is considered much healthier than previous ones ADV. extremely, very We have a very healthy diet. | quite Their lifestyle is quite healthy. | generally 3 working well VERBS be | remain ADV. extremely, very The economy is extremely healthy at the moment. fairly, quite, reasonably, relatively basically, fundamentally, generally financially Health Problems Linked to Obesity Obesity in childhood can add up to health problems, often for life. In adults, overweight and obesity are linked to increased risk of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, certain cancers, and other chronic conditions. Research has shown that obese children are at high risk of being overweight or obese as adults. Data from the 2005-2006 NHANES(NHANES =National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 全国健康和营养检查调查) survey show that in the United States, nearly 13 percent of adults age 20 and older have diabetes, but 40 percent of them have not been diagnosed. Type 2 diabetes (formerly called adult-onset diabetes) accounts for up to 95 percent of all diabetes cases and almost all cases of undiagnosed diabetes. Pre-diabetes, which causes no symptoms, greatly raises the risk of a heart attack or stroke and of developing type 2 diabetes. Though rare in youth ages 12 to 19 years, type 2 diabetes is increasingly being seen in children and adolescents, particularly among minority communities. Moreover, the 2005-2006 NHANES data show that about 16 percent of these youth have pre-diabetes. In a recent national study, 58 percent of children diagnosed with type 2 diabetes were obese. The American Environment A person's weight is the result of many things working together—genes, metabolism (the way your body converts food and oxygen into energy), behavior, and your environment. Changes in our environment that make it harder to engage in healthy behavior Nowadays it is easier to maintain health than the past. Health N. excellent, full, good, perfect bad, declining, delicate, failing, fragile, frail, ill, poor mental, physical, VERB + HEALTH enjoy, have look after, maintain recover, regain nurse sb back to She was nursed back to full health. | damage, harm, ruin, undermine Healthy 1. Not ill VERBS appear, be, be born, feel, look, seem become keep, remain, stay ADV. extremely, fantastically, really, very mentally, physically PHRASES fit and healthy 2 producing good health VERBS be | consider sth a new diet which is considered much healthier than previous ones ADV. extremely, very We have a very healthy diet. | quite Their lifestyle is quite healthy. | generally 3 working well VERBS be | remain ADV. extremely, very The economy is extremely healthy at the moment. fairly, quite, reasonably, relatively basically, fundamentally, generally financially Health Problems Linked to Obesity Obesity in childhood can add up to health problems, often for life. In adults, overweight and obesity are linked to increased risk of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, certain cancers, and other chronic conditions. Research has shown that obese children are at high risk of being overweight or obese as adults. Data from the 2005-2006 NHANES(NHANES =National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 全国健康和营养检查调查) survey show that in the United States, nearly 13 percent of adults age 20 and older have diabetes, but 40 percent of them have not been diagnosed. Type 2 diabetes (formerly called adult-onset diabetes) accounts for up to 95 percent of all diabetes cases and almost all cases of undiagnosed diabetes. Pre-diabetes, which causes no symptoms, greatly raises the risk of a heart attack or stroke and of developing type 2 diabetes. Though rare in youth ages 12 to 19 years, type 2 diabetes is increasingly being seen in children and adolescents, particularly among minority communities. Moreover, the 2005-2006 NHANES data show that about 16 percent of these youth have pre-diabetes. In a recent national study, 58 percent of children diagnosed with type 2 diabetes were obese. The American Environment A person's weight is the result of many things working together—genes, metabolism (the way your body converts food and oxygen into energy), behavior, and your environment. Changes in our environment that make it harder to engage in healthy behavior