More and more people are eating healthy food and exercise regularly. What are the reasons for that? What can we do to make other people do the same?

Over the past five ,decades a shift in eating patterns and

excercising

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exercising

has been observed leading to improvement in the

health

of the general population.

This

essay will examine the reasons behind

this

progress and what people could do in order to achieve

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better

health

. On one hand, increasing evidence has shown that poor diets and obesity are directly associated with worse

health

outcomes.

For example

, diets rich in simple carbohydrates like white bread or sweets, and saturated fats like red meat, have been linked with cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

Conversely

, many studies have demonstrated a wide range of

benefits

related to a healthy diet including

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incidence of heart disease and stroke.

Additionally

, different research studies have shown the

benefits

of exercise not only for our body but

also

for our brain.

In particular

, people that are fitter are less frequently affected by mental

health

disorders or dementia.

On the other hand

, whilst the number of persons following a healthier lifestyle is increasing, there are still many people that find it difficult to compromise with these habits.

This

problem could be tackled through two different strategies.

Firstly

, education is key when it comes to raising awareness about

health

and,

therefore

, learning about the

benefits

of a healthy diet and physical activity should start at the schools.

Secondly

, it is understandable that older generations often find it difficult to change their lifelong eating and exercise habits, and for

this

, the reason I think that it is the

responsability

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responsibility

of the medical community to educate their patients and guide them in

this

process. In conclusion, I believe that the increasing

awarenes

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awareness

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the remarkable

benefits

secondary to healthy habits as well as the detrimental consequences associated with an unhealthy lifestyle have played a major role in the acceptance of these principles among the general population. Notwithstanding

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much more could be done for those who struggle to

incoorporate

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incorporate

those patterns into their routine and education from early

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might make a meaningful difference.