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It is more important to spend public money on promoting a healthy lifestyle than to spend it on the treatment of people who are already ill. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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A large portion of the public's money is being spent on treating people in the hospitals, while it might be better to utilize it for the prevention of multiple
diseases
 by promoting a healthier
lifestyle
 to the population.
This
 essay will discuss the importance of preventing disease by having a clean and active
lifestyle
.
Although
 some pathologies might not have a direct relationship with the
lifestyle
 one might have, an important amount of
diseases
 are connected strongly to the day-to-day routine of patients. Having a sedentary
lifestyle
, consuming large amounts of sugary and transformed foods as well as industrial ones full of hidden preservatives and saturated fats impacts massively the health by causing gradual
diseases
such
 as obesity, arterial hypertension , diabetes and atherosclerosis that might complicate
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many severe cases like heart attacks or brain ischemia. In order to prevent curable illnesses, it is important to have a clean and balanced diet,
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 more whole food
such
 as vegetables, fruits and organic meat and poultry which will eventually lead to a decrease in the amounts of sugar and saturated fat consumed daily. Adding to that the important part that exercising has in the equation, having an active
lifestyle
 and including more walking into the daily habits will have a good impact on the cardiovascular health, as well as the bones and articulations strenght that are directly improved by having a growth in the muscle mass. Overall, preserving our health has to be our
first
 priority to prevent the development of illness, but it is crucial to keep a balanced amount of public money for curing
diseases
 that might not be preventable.
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