| How much you weigh is a balance between the calories you eat and the calories you use. __4__ if you spend your free time watching TV, your body won’t use as many calories as it would if you played basketball, skated, or went for a walk. If you are in balance, your weight will stay right for you as you know. But if you eat more and exercise less, you may become overweight. __5__.
A. That’s why it’s possible for two kids with the same height, but different weights, to both be right weight.
B. If you eat more calories than your body needs to use, you will gain too much weight.
C. Poor eating and exercise habits also run in families and this may be the reason the members of a family are overweight.
D. However, many overweight people have difficulty reaching their healthy body weight.
E. On the other had, if you eat less and exercise more, you may lose weight.
F. If both your parents are tall, there is a good chance you’ll be tall.