The issue of the growing
number
of obesity in the world has become a matter of discussion for many. In my view, poor dietary choices, sedentary lifestyle and growing fast
food
culture are main the reasons to name the few. In
this
essay, I shall outline the main causes for
this
change and analyse the possible solutions.
There are multiple predominant factors resulting in rapid growth of the
number
of obese people and decreasing quality of health.
Firstly
, in our today's world, we live a very fast paced life, which leaves little to no room for cooking healthy
food
at home.
As a result
, many people resort to eating processed or ready made meals,
this
type of
food
is very high in both trans-saturated fat and sugar. Which is linked to many health ailments, including obesity.
Secondly
, a recent study at Stanford university showed that most people living in Canada on average spent 7hours or more sitting and doing no physical activity. That same study
also
linked heart diseases and poor weight management among people with
such
type of lifestyle.
Lastly
, fast
food
has now become a part of our culture and majority of people consume it on a daily basis. A very large
number
of studies show that a high
number
of calories, oil and sugar present in fast
food
, is the main driving force behind cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and increased body fat.
So what can be done? I believe that the problem has to be tackled on a
number
of levels.
For example
, by making healthy dietary choices that are low in sugar and fat, could go a long way in terms of overall fitness.
In addition
, government can impose new regulations to limit the amount of fructose, cholesterol and trans-saturated fat in fast
food
meals. Adding to
this
, it will
also
be beneficial to mandate offices and companies to hire fitness and nutritional coaches, to provide guidance to those who are looking to make positive changes in their diet.
In conclusion, from the given arguments and examples it is clear that various solutions exist to mitigate
this
problem, which require an effort from both public and government. In the future, we could only expect to see any improvement if only we work together to eliminate the causes of
this
growing global issue.