Healthy Eating

Eat a variety of foods – base your meals and snacks on carbohydrates, such as bread, potatoes, rice, pasta and cereals. Include lots of vegetables and fruit and also have protein such as meat, fish, pulses and dairy each day. Try not to eat too much fat, sugar and salt - which is in most ‘junk foods’. Enjoy your food!

If you decide you want to lose weight then it’s a good idea to do some extra exercise and eat healthily as outlined above. If you are planning to lose a few pounds that's fine, but if you are thinking about a serious diet you should talk to your doctor.

Bulimia and anorexia are eating disorders, and can affect young men as well as young women. Crash dieting can seriously damage your health; bulimia and anorexia can lead to major organ failure. If you think about what you are eating all the time, or if you feel you aren't in control of your eating, you can talk to your doctor, or check out the advice from Young Minds website.