Some people say that it is better to promote healthy lifestyles than spend so much money to treat obese people. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Use specific reasons and examples to support your position.

There are different views about how government should invest public money. Few individuals believe that directing taxes to

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reatment of overweight people is ineffective and it should be used to stimulate healthier

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. I totally agree with

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because changing society’s culture is cheaper and more efficient in the long run than treat those people. The main reason why I believe that encouraging people to do exercises is a greater idea than investing in treatment is

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less money would be requested to do so. While clinical houses demand a huge amount of capital due to

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qualified professionals and structure, promoting sports events and workshops to raise people healthy awareness could be done with volunteers in public sites,

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as squares and parks, reducing the effort and resources required.

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, the Brazilian government has been spending at least ten million dollars per year to fight illnesses related to fat, and

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number is reduced to a few

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for those recreational events.

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, a primordial action in my point of view should be nip the problem in the bud changing the people’s mindset by educating them to a better lifestyle. It is important to prevent the

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generation from suffering the same problems,

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,investments on treatment would be always necessary and, for those who were treated once, there is no guarantee that they would not be affected again. To illustrate, it is common to see children facing obesity because their parents are

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overweight.

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, those diseases will be always present if no action is taken to culturally alter society thoughts. To conclude, I agree that promoting an exchange of people lifestyle by informing them about the problems caused by obesity and stimulating them to do activities should be aimed by the authorities, rather than spent money on treatments.