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Nowadays eating habits of people around the world are changing, causing them many health problems, including obesity. Why do people tend to eat so badly? What can be done to improve their eating habits?

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There is no doubt that
people
 have modified their dietary preferences over the years partly
as a result
 of urbanisation and cross-cultural influences. Considering that globally,
people
’s eating
choices
 are evolving, so
also
 increasing the negative
health
 risk
such
 as being overweight. If
people
 understand the relationship between
food
 and
health
, they would make better
choices
.
This
 essay will discuss the reasons
people
 make unhealthy dietary
choices
 and proffer recommendations for healthy dietary habits. Due to the increasing influence of westernisation, bi-lateral relations and social interactions ,more
people
 prefer to eat fast foods which often times are prepared using high fructose, high sodium ingredients as well as high white flour content, other ingredients with may be considered unhealthy
such
 as high saturated/poly-saturated fats which contributes significantly to weight gain inadvertently obesity in both adults and children.
For instance
 excessive consumption of burgers and doughnuts , or drinking of carbonated drinks.
In addition
,
people
 with high demanding jobs, job and family pressure , and low work-life balance, a
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result have little or no time for meal preparations and planning, which invariably leads to high levels of stress and promotes dietary indiscretion. Other contributory factors would include
food
 scarcity, global
food
 crises and insecurity. For ,instance working long hours of 8 to 8 job ,is not healthy and
this
 would deter making a healthy eating habit. Recommendations for
people
 to make improved and healthy dietary
choices
: a collaboration of Governmental bodies with a non-governmental organisation (NGO), dieticians, nutritionists,
health
 coach-led
food
 campaigns,
health
 talks and awareness programs, and
health
 promotion by educating
people
 on the benefits of healthy dietary habits, government bi-lateral agreement on global
food
 security and preservation, human resource manager led work-life balance coaching. To conclude, we are what we eat,
therefore
people
 should be encouraged to plan and prepare choice healthy meals in order to guide against negative
health
 risk as obesity.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • processed food
  • fast food
  • nutritional education
  • calorie-dense
  • nutrient-poor
  • convenience
  • busy lifestyles
  • food deserts
  • marketing and advertising
  • food choices
  • cultural norms
  • food preparation
  • obesity
  • eating habits
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