Some people say that health care and education should be the responsibility of the government but others think that it is the responsibility of the individuals themselves. Discuss both views and give your opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

On the one hand, education can stop people from

further

damaging their health by consuming fast

food

. From my perspective,

although

many eat fast

food

because of its affordability, the root cause of

this

lies in the fact that they are not adequately educated about the damaging consequences of junk

food

consumption, and the benefits of healthy eating. According to recent studies conducted in the

neighborhoods

a surrounding or nearby region

neighbourhoods

where fast

food

stores are easily accessible, more than two-quarters of the residents know or care little about what they are consuming and how it can affect their health.

On the other hand

, education alone will not work. The fact is that many people who are aware of the consequences of eating junk

food

are unduly pessimistic.

In other words

, they are often in denial and convince themselves that unhealthy habits are not as terrible as the media want them to believe.

Secondly

, it is very difficult for fast

food

eaters to reduce their dependency on fast

food

because it contains many addictive artificial flavours. All things considered, education is one viable solution to put a stop to the obesity epidemic, but it does not suffice. I feel that more efforts should be made to combat obesity.