Some people say that the best way to improve public health is by increasing the number of sports facilities. Other, however, say this would have little effect on public health and that other measures are required. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

There are different views about what could be done to improve public

health

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some people claim that investments in

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facilities

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an effective measure, others object to that opinion and argue that there are other approaches that would benefit the population. I tend to agree with the former opinion because, from my point of view, building

sports

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premises is just one among a lot of other policies which should be implemented regarding

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matter. On the one hand, some individuals believe that interest in

sports

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is not universal and,

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, additional facilities might simply attract the already fit ones, not those who need to improve their

health

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, it is argued that higher tax penalties could be imposed on harmful products

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as high-fat food, tobacco and alcohol as

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excessive consumption of these

contribute

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to poor

health

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, it is widely known that the benefits of playing

sports

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includes

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proper weight management, efficient heart functioning and lower cholesterol levels.

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, if there were more local

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centers

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, sedentary individuals of all ages would be more likely to make regular exercise a part of their lives rather than just craving

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bad

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habits. As far as I am concerned, teaching children at school how to eat more healthily would be much more effective as most of the

health

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issues people have nowadays,

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as hypertension and diabetes,

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partially

resulted

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from a bad diet.

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, the government should encourage citizens, especially the elderly, to have periodic check-ups in order to discover illnesses

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they are still treatable.

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, when cancer is diagnosed in

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stages, there are greater chances of a successful treatment.

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, in my view, focusing on

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facilities is too narrow an approach and might not have the desired outcomes. People should be encouraged to adopt a more preventative posture and healthier life habits.