Q
Dear Auntie Pearl, I am a 17-year-old boy who needs help losing weight because I’m really big and I eat all the time.
I desperately need help because I can’t go on like this.
I feel hopeless.
From Fatty.
A Ai jinne my darling boy, Auntie wishes she could come and give you a stywe drukkie to make you feel better.
It sounds like you are having a moerse battle with food every day, and daai’s genoeg om enige iemand depressed te maak.
Teen obesity has become one of today’s biggest problems.
More and more laaities, just like you, are sukkeling with obesity.
The main cause of teen obesity is definitely overeating and not enough exercising, and you said it yourself – you can’t stop eating.
Now if you were chowing fruit and veggies, we won’t have this problem, but lots of young people have poor eating habits, and drink lots of sugary drinks.
Eating a lot of junk dite like oily slap chips and deep-fried chicken is a big probbie.
The other problem is that julle jong mense don’t move your bodies enough, and a lack of exercise causes teen obesity.
Dis m os kwaai to chill in front of the TV, play on your phones or TV games.
On the other hand, your obesity could also be caused by stress or genetics ( daai means it’s in your genes and part of your family history).
Being overweight puts you at a high risk for heart diseases, sleeping and breathing problems, and asthma, as well as diabetes, hypertension and orthopaedic probbies.
You need to make a lifestyle change h artjie by eating better, exercising and having a positive mindset.