Some people think that government is responsible for the rise in obesity in children. Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

There has been controversy about whether the

government

should take up the responsibility to tackle rising

obesity

in children. Some people believe the authorities should be responsible for it, and others believe it is because personal eating habits cause

obesity

. I agree that the

government

is responsible for solving

obesity

in children, and the reasons will be explained in the forthcoming paragraphs.

To begin

with, despite eating healthy

foods

is a significant way to against

obesity

which causes an unbalanced diet, the

government

regulation is not supportive enough. Healthier or fresh and nutritious

foods

are more expensive than a normal diet. To illustrate, it pushes citizens to purchase heavily processed

foods

containing different additives; it is significantly harmful to humans and causes

obesity

.

For instance

, a survey taken in Hong Kong reported that citizens are more likely to purchase normal food rather than fresh and nutritious ingredients because the prices are three times higher;

also

, they suggested that the

government

should subsidize the public for purchasing these healthier

foods

.

Moreover

, considering that lack of exercise could

also

lead to

obesity

, schools syllabus designed by the

government

contribute to

obesity

problems.

In other words

, in schools aiming to pursue academic development only, students’ timetables are packed with indoor classes with little or even no sports lessons.

For example

, in Hong Kong, school kids only get approximately one hour of physical education courses weekly.

As a result

, these kids suffer an unhealthy lifestyle, underestimate the function of sports and lead to

obesity

because of lack of exercise. In conclusion, the authorities have the responsibility for tackling the

obesity

problem that happened in children because of a lack of supportive measures and biased schools’ syllabi.