In some countries the average weight of people is increasing and their levels of health and fitness are decreasing. What do you think are the causes of these problems and what measures could be taken to solve them?

Healthcare is a highly-concerning issue in recent years.

However

, a substantial increasing trend in people‘s mean weight with a drop in their health and fitness levels are observed. Relatively high prices of healthy

food

and long working hours may be reasons for that. In

this

essay, I tend to discuss these factors and their solutions.

Firstly

, there is an inverse relation between price and the quality of

food

.

For example

, in most supermarkets, a pack of chips is often found to be much cheaper than broccoli.

This

difference in price may lower people‘s desires of purchasing healthier

food

, which results in many people buying

junk

food

instead

of vegetables and fruits. One possible solution for

this

can be imposing heavier taxes on

junk

food

by the government, as taxes can reduce both the desires of purchasing by consumers and the quantity produced by the producers.

Secondly

, longer working hours make exercising difficult. For example, nowadays, 7:00 is the average homecoming

time

for most adults and is often not enough

time

to

exercise

after work.

This

results in a bad habit which may cause obesity and other chronic diseases in the long term.A solution for

this

can be organising

exercise

time

for employees.

This

can cause them to have a habit of exercising every day, either to stay healthy or keep in shape. In a nutshell, imposing heavier taxes on

junk

food

by the government can help solve the problems where

junk

food

is often much cheaper than healthier

food

. Another reason can be working long hours, which causes employees to have less

exercise

time

. Thereby, companies can organise an exercising

time

for them where they can

exercise

all together, allowing them to stay healthy.