Write a letter to a penpal in the USA advising them on how to live a healthy lifestyle

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Dear Jane,

Thank you for your letter; I really enjoyed reading about what it is like in America. I thought I would share a few ideas on how to live a healthy lifestyle.

Firstly, I would advise you to have a balanced diet and include plenty of fruit and vegetables. It does not mean that you just eat fruit; you can also have fatty food but just in moderation. You may think that eating fruit and vegetables often is really boring but you can make your own chips by cutting them up yourself and the let them cook in the grill. Also you could make your own chips using different vegetables; for example, you could make chips from sweet potatoes as they release carbohydrates at a slower rate than normal potatoes. I would also advise that if you do like to eat cakes and biscuits, make your own cakes because they do not contain all the preservatives that are found in store bought cakes.

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Furthermore, you can be healthy by doing plenty of exercise; maybe thirty minutes every day. By doing exercise, you work you heart so that it is fit. You do not just have to run, you can do exercise in all different forms such as: dance, team sports and swimming. Keeping active is a good way of keeping healthy because people who are obese put a lot of strain on their heart; this means that they are likely to suffer from heart attack. I would advise you to not always watch television and go on the computer all the time, ...

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