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In some countries the average weight of people is increasing and their levels of health and fitness are decreasing. What do you think are the causes of these problems and what measures could be taken to solve them?

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A problem of our generation is that more
people
 are overweight and they do
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less physical activity so the consequences are reflecting directly on their
health
.
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, the causes of these issues come from the quality of the
food
 we are eating, from the stressful life that we are living.
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 some
problems
 come from the way that
Governments
 are regulating the
food
industry
 and how are they stimulating
people
 on doing more movement. In the present essay, we will address these causes and we will analyze the solutions to avoid more
people
 getting sicker because of the lifestyle they have at the moment.
Firstly
, when we speak about causes that make
people
 weigh more and provoke
health
 issues we think of poor quality
food
that is
 available for
people
 to buy.
For example
, as a measure, the
Governments
 should regulate more strictly the
food
industry
, the substances they use, and the way the
food
 is prepared
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make
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available for
people
 to eat. It is very well known that
food
 nowadays is full of additives, salt, sugar, and preservatives, only to make
food
last
 longer, be ready in a few minutes, and be tasty. So, the
Governments
 should control better the
food
industry
 to not make
people
 get sick from the
food
 they are eating.
Secondly
,
people
 are doing less and less movement or sports. A way to counteract
this
 would be to motivate
people
 in choosing alternative ways to travel to
work
 or to do daily tasks.
For example
, the States could give
people
 some vouchers to buy bikes or make free bicycles available for the public to borrow. Another example would be motivating
people
 who arrive to
work
 or to school with bikes by getting more free days off.
Thirdly
, another factor to increasing
health
problems
 and decreasing sports activity is too much stress at
work
 and the fact that
work
 doesn't end when
people
 get home. It is widely known that too much
work
 and stress without relaxation could lead to heart
problems
. A solution to
this
 problem could be adopting the system of 3 or 4 days
work
 week, for
people
 to have more time for relaxing activities. In conclusion, the
health
problems
 that nowadays are caused by being overweight and by doing less physical activity can be tackled only by a combined effort from all the parts involved in the issue. The
people
 that are having
this
 lifestyle, should be open to educating themselves on the choices they do every day, and the
Governments
 should watch more carefully over the
food
industry
. Private companies have a great role too because it is in their interest to have healthier and more productive employees, and using the measure to motivate workers in having a healthy life would bring them
also
 value.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • sedentary
  • obesity
  • overweight
  • physical activity
  • sedentary lifestyle
  • exercise
  • unhealthy diet
  • fast food
  • urbanization
  • modernization
  • stress
  • awareness
  • education
  • government intervention
  • policies
  • promotion
  • sports
  • fitness programs
  • health education
  • taxation
  • public transportation
  • infrastructure
  • parks
  • recreational spaces
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