Many people like to eat unhealthy food even though they know it's bad for them. Why? What are the most effective ways to improve people's eating habits?
Humans should have a right to choose a house, education and
food
. Many people
love to eat fast food
in spite of knowing its detrimental impact
on their health
. Although
fast foods have a plethora of side effects on the overall health
of a person, it is popular among the youth. In this
essay, why people
love to eat unhealthy food
and how the eating habits of the people
could be improved, will be discussed.
To begin
with, junk
food
is the most eaten food
item in restaurants in any society. Restaurants add taste enhancers to lure youth and increase the temptation for their food
, not to mention the impact
of schemes they offer in form of discounts. For example
, a study by Queen's University found that people
in the age bracket of ten to thirty years prefer junk
food
seventy percent
more than the main course. As the fast-Change the spelling
per cent
food
eat-outs are more in number than traditionally themed food
restaurants. Easy delivery options such
as drive-through and delivery to home in record time assist in increasing the sale of precooked food
. Therefore
, the availability of the food
items as well as the variety they offer attract youth to opt for fast food
.
Firstly
, to inculcate the habit of eating a balanced diet and healthy snacks, authorities should phase in subjects related to health
and food
. Secondly
, the government
should increase taxes on precooked, prepacked food
items to discourage the folks to eat processed food
. Authorities should incorporate graphics depicting the impact
of food
on children, and on the packing of processed food
. For instance
, the Indian government
introduces a graphic picture of cancer on cigarette boxes which resulted in a decrease in the demand for cigarettes among the new generation. Finally
, Government
should organise health
events such
as marathons, roadshows and seminars to aware more people
about the bad habits of junk
food
in their life. Hence
, a slew of measures ought to be taken by countries to keep people
away from pre-cooked food
and beverages.
To conclude, this
essay supports the idea that society and government
should work together to enlighten people
about the impact
of junk
food
and how it can be avoided.Submitted by simransaran8 on
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