All over the world, societies are facing a growing problem with obesity. This problem affects both children and adults. What are the reasons for this, and how could it be tackled?

With the improvement of societies,

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tend to live unhealthily

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as having an unbalanced diet or a sedentary lifestyle.

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of that, we are witnessing more and more

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suffering from being overweight and

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from medical conditions related to being overweight. Despite having an awareness of how obesity could impact negatively on their health, some

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are still not changing their way of living due to a number of obstacles. In

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essay, I will examine some possible causes of

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phenomenon and propose some measures to diminish

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issue. One of the main causes of the problem is that individuals often consume fast

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or processed

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. Those types of

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have less nutritional value than fresh ingredients, and those are typically deep-fried. The consumption of fast

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and processed

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is convenient in modern life,

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, it results in an unbalanced diet and increases the risk of being oversized. The solution is for the government to raise taxes for those unhealthy

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products, which would encourage

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to shift to healthier and fresher

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as raw vegetables and fruit. Another problem is that many

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are physically inactive.

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to say, officer workers tend to have a sedentary lifestyle because they have to sit in front of the screens to complete their tasks, which could cause them to obese.

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are less likely to engage in outdoor activities due to the attraction of TV channels. To tackle

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issue, managers should encourage their employers to exercise by installing gym facilities within offices.

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could eliminate difficulties for their workers going to the gym when those white-collar workers leave offices. Dealing with

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issue involves parents,

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, making rules of screen-time to reduce the time when

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are sitting in front of the box. By doing that,

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have more hours to spend on outdoor activities. To sum up, recently the number of overweight

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has been increased because of an unhealthy diet and an inactive lifestyle.

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phenomenon can have detrimental impacts on general health and

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increase the risk of heart diseases, various solutions can be taken in order to diminish the potential problem of obesity

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as increasing taxes for unhealthy

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and facilitating exercises by the gym at offices and allowing

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to watch less television.