Being a healthy weight is important at every age. If you are overweight, it can increase your risk of serious health problems like:
It can also shorten your life. Making good choices about food and staying active from a young age, and keeping those habits as you grow, helps you stay at a healthy weight.
Fad diets might seem like a quick fix, but they don’t work in the long run. They can even lead to more weight gain later.
The best way to stay a healthy weight is to:
BMI stands for Body Mass Index. It’s a way to check if your weight is healthy by using your height and weight. Check your BMI using the NHS online BMI calculator.
Further information can be found on the NHS Better Health website.
If you don’t qualify for free weight loss programmes, there are still services in Portsmouth that can help.
These services give you advice on:
Many of us eat more fast food and ready meals than we used to. But if we keep going this way, 9 out of 10 children could grow up with too much fat in their bodies. This puts them at risk of serious health problems later in life.
In England, nearly 2 out of 3 adults are overweight or obese. That’s why it’s so important for everyone to eat well and move more.
We have advice and support for:
Each page has details on how to get help and what services are available.
The NHS Live Well pages include:
Eating well is important but so is being active. Our getting active pages gives more info on being active, exercise and local initiatives to get involved in. The Change 4 Life site has much more on healthy diets and being active.
