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Health and weight (young people)

  • Overview
  • Why is everyone talking about weight?
    • Young People, Health and Weight Introduction by Dr Russell Viner
    • When weight becomes a problem
    • Ideas about causes of weight problems
    • Body image
    • Measuring weight - The Body Mass Index
    • Health problems associated with being overweight
  • Why is it difficult to maintain a healthy weight?
    • Food and eating
    • Obsessing about food
    • The media, weight and body image
    • Low moods, depression and weight
    • School, education and weight
    • Bullying and weight
    • Clothes, shopping and weight
  • Trying to keep or change weight & body shape
    • Dieting
    • Healthy eating
    • Exercising
    • Friends, relationships and weight
    • Treatments through GPs, dietitians, counselling and surgery
    • Community weight management programmes
    • Finding advice and information about healthy weight
  • Losing weight when overweight or obese
    • The physical benefits of losing weight
    • Feeling good about yourself
  • Advice to others
    • Advice to other young people, schools and parents
    • Messages to health professionals
    • Advice from parents to other parents and health professionals
  • People's Profiles
    • Boys and girls aged 12-15
    • Boys and girls aged 16-18
    • Boys and girls aged 19+
    • Parents
  • Resources and Information
  • Credits

Health and weight (young people)

Profiles - Boys and girls aged 19+

Emma - Interview 31

See 'brief outline'.

Jess - Interview 27

See 'brief outline'.

Sam - Interview 23

See 'brief outline'.

Sean - Interview 37

See 'brief outline'.

Steevie - Interview 07

See 'brief outline'.
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