Today more people are overweight than ever before. What in your opinion are the primary causes of this? What measures can be taken to overcome this epidemic?

The World is fast evolving, gyms are being opened daily and even new

exercise

machines are being produced.

However

, the majority

are still  weighing

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is still weighing

more than they should.A major cause of

this

is high

consumption

of fatty foods.

This

essay will elaborate on the causes of overweight and measures to be taken to overcome

this

. One major cause of

weight

gain is the

consumption

of foods with high calorie content. Due to work pressure and lack of time, most people find it hard to prepare their

food

themselves

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themselves, hence

hence

they

of them or themselves

their

results

to

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for

buying fast foods which are quick and readily available

however

bad for the health. Daily

consumption

of these meals, harm the body as more calories are stored. Preparing your

food

means you can control everything that goes into the making of the

food

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food, however

however

once you purchase a meal outside, you are limited to whatever the

preparer

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Preparer

puts in the meal. Recently It was widely reported in the punch newspapers that fast

food

is responsible for 80% of excessive

weight

gain amongst youth, children and adults.

Hence

, a limit should be placed on

consumption

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the consumption

of these meals. A good solution to tackle

this

epidemic is regular

exercise

. Actually, people are overweight because they burn less energy than they consume. The public is  encouraged to register in

local gym

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local gyms

the local gym

a local gym

and engage in regular exercises. In order to curb overweight, the Gyms are available at subsidised prices and even some are free for the locals. Technology has made it easy to watch our

weight

as there are  smart watches which serve as  calorie counters and step counters.

This

watch will show how many steps you have taken in a day as well as calories consumed.

For instance

, One can engage in early morning jogging with the gadget and even wear it throughout the day. It should be noted that

exercise

should be  a continuous thing and it takes being  consistent and never giving up as the saying goes “No pain, No gain”

Furthermore

, It should be noted that for the

exercise

to work

,

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,

one

also

has to watch what he consumes. The nutritional facts at the back of the

food

should be checked before

consumption

and try as much as possible to prepare your

food

. In conclusion, excessive

weight

gain is bad for the health and we should try as much as possible to be healthy.