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- Tue Jun 05, 2012 2:59 pm
- Forum: related health problems
- Topic: Heart bypass patient with arthritis
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6948
Re: Heart bypass patient with arthritis
Hi Salty Bear, First of all I'm a little surprised that your grandmother weighs 12 stones when she appears to eat so little. I'm wondering if she's eating a little more than she realises? It might help if she keeps a food diary in which she records every thing she eats and drinks for one week. I thi...
- Mon Jun 04, 2012 8:35 pm
- Forum: exercise
- Topic: How much exercise?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4688
Re: How much exercise?
Hi Deborah, Adults should do at least 5 x 30 minutes of moderate intensity exercise per week for general fitness. Moderate intensity exercise is where you get a little warm or sweaty and slightly out of breath. To lose weight you should aim at 5 x 1hr of moderate intensity exercise. This doesn't hav...
- Mon Jun 04, 2012 8:11 pm
- Forum: eating disorders
- Topic: I wont eat for days
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4612
Re: I wont eat for days
Hi BeckiF, I'm so pleased you've got in touch. You're obviously an intelligent young lady and are well aware that you aren't eating normally; The Body Mass Index ( BMI) is a way of checking if your weight is appropriate for your height and is worked out by dividing your weight (in kg) by your height...
- Sun Jun 03, 2012 6:36 pm
- Forum: related health problems
- Topic: Knee problems
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5481
Re: Knee problems
Hi Deborah, Every extra pound of weight you are carrying will exert a load of 4 pounds on your knee joints - so clearly losing weight would make a huge difference to your knees. Also, it sounds as though you are suffering from osteoarthritis (OA) in your knee joints, probably caused by the wear and ...