Many people have difficulty maintaining a healthy diet. What are the causes of this problem? How could it be solved?

Many people are faced with the challenge of keeping to a healthy dietary

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choice

.

This

is a serious problem because of its deleterious medical consequences.

This

essay will consider the main causes of the issue before proposing solutions. Perhaps, the most important cause of difficulty in keeping to a healthy diet is the busy

work

schedule of many people today. Many adults in various countries

work

from early in the morning until late in the evening and often have little or no break for meals.

Thus

, they usually buy available food for

sustainance

a source of materials to nourish the body

sustenance

at

work

and while they are heading home.

For instance

, many companies in Nigeria do not have restaurants that provide meals conducive for health.

Therefore

, the workforce

buy

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buys

fast foods which have

high amount

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a high amount

of sugar, unhealthy fats and salts.

Furthermore

, due to the wide availability of refined and fast foods, many local foods that are wholesome are expensive. Many of these local foods have

short shelf life

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a short shelf life

which result in an increase in the rate of their spoilage. So, a number of food stores only house a limited quantity of these foods.

This

has resulted in their exorbitant prices, making it difficult to maintain a healthy diet.

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However, fortunately

However

, there are two promising solutions to

this

issue.

First

of all, employers should provide adequate meal breaks for their workers. When employees have enough time off their busy

work

schedule, they would be able to make

home-made

made or produced in the home or by yourself

homemade

meals that can improve their health, or choose to regularly commute to restaurants that sell healthy delicacies.

Secondly

, locally grown agricultural produces should be subsidized by the government.

Hence

, it would be able to compete with cheap refined foods.

For example

, following a reduction in the price of locally produced rice supported by the Nigerian government, there was a surge in the sales of these rice to people who often visit fast food joints. Cheap local dishes would motivate more people to eat them and reduce fast foods. In conclusion, the difficulty faced by some people in keeping

to

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with

wholesome meals

arise

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arises

owing to their busy

work

and the high cost of some locally grown

produces

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produce

. Employers should give their employees adequate meal breaks and the governments should

subsize

support through subsidies

subsidize

the price of some healthy local foods.