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Today more people are overweight than ever before. What in your opinion are the primary causes of this? What measures can be taken to overcome this epidemic?

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It is true that in contemporary years, obesity has become a major issue in developed countries.
This
 essay will discuss contributing factors and solutions to tackle the problem.
Although
 there are several reasons that make
people
 overweight, two root causes have the most contribution to
this
 trend.
First,
nowadays fast
food
 is getting popular among youngsters or even adults as it is tastier and more cost-effective in comparison with homemade
food
.
Besides
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people
 usually don’t get much time to prepare and deliver staple
food
,
therefore
 they choose a poor diet which is high in calories and contains low nutrient substances.
For example
, in
recent
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 2 years rate of take-out restaurants
is
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 drastically
increasing
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 in America.
Second,
as we are living in the digital era, computers are taking over human roles and employees are forced to spend 8 hours a day on their laptops to accomplish their tasks or customers tend to shop online from e-commerce platforms.
This
 means less activity and more gaining weight.
For example
, most
people
 in Iran use the Digi Kala application to purchase clothes.
While
 obesity is quickly spreading among different nations, the government should take wise actions and encourage
people
 to change their lifestyles from inactive to active ones. Launching a publicity campaign in the media and producing innovative content about the drawbacks of a poor diet leads to promoting healthy
food
.
Moreover
, assigning a budget for developing numerous recreational centres or advancing sports facilities in all districts makes residents motivated to do more exercise and burn excess fat
as a result
. In conclusion, it is common knowledge that the dangers of being overfat are countless and these can seriously affect human lives. Educating
people
 about the side
effect
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 of
this
 trend and providing sufficient facilities for having a healthy lifestyle can prevent facing dire consequences.
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