1. NON-HEALTHY HABITS
TOBACCO
Tobacco causes
in Spain about
40000 deaths
every year. It
brings about plenty of illnesses such as
lung or mouth cancer, cough or heart
attacks.
Besides, tobacco damages not only to
smokers but also to people who
breathe in the smoke.
Remember: Law protects non
smokers. It’s forbidden to smoke in
schools, hospitals or in any kind of
enclosed public places.
ALCOHOL
Alcohol is the
most consumed
toxic substance
in our society:
It limits
our body
functions, above all brain
functions.
It damages our nervous system
and makes us slower.
It causes loss of memory, heart
illnesses…
DRUGS
The cannabis: Its
by-products are
the hashish and
the marijuana.
When smoking it,
it’s absorbed by
the lungs and go fast to the brain.
Problems you may have:
Problems in the capacity of
concentration and with your
memory.
It reduces the coordination.
Change the sexual maturing
hormones.
OBESITY
Obesity or overweight are defined as a
great accumulation of fats that can be
damaging for your health.
According to WHO (World Health
Organization) in 2005 there were 1600
million adults with overweight and at
least 400 million with obesity.
The WHO estimates that, by 2015
there will be 2300 million adults with
overweight and more than 700 with
obesity.
Causes of obesity
The main cause is a nutritional
disorder between what you eat and
what you burn up.
Factors:
A worldwide change in the diet
eating food with a great
quantity of calories (fats and
sugars) but few vitamins and
minerals.
We tend to reduce our physical
activity due to sedentary nature
of many jobs or to several
changes in transport.
Obesity and overweight have serious
consequences for your health:
2. Cardiovascular illnesses.
Diabetes.
Osteoarthritis
Cancer.
WORKSHEET
UNHEALTHY HABITS
NAME AND SURNAME:
GROUP:
QUESTIONS
1. How many deaths will be produced by tobacco next year?
2. Where is it forbidden to smoke in our society?
3. What are the consequences for your body of smoking?
4. What is cannabis?
5. What are the consequences for your body of taking drugs?
6. What is obesity?
7. How many people will have obesity in the World in 2015?
8. What factors cause obesity?
9. What are the consequences of obesity?
10. What do you think about the unhealthy habits?
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Physical Education
