You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic. 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. You should write at least 254 words.

Most

children

these days suffer from

obesity

as processed foods become easily accessible. Some individuals believed that

government

is responsible for the increase in

obesity

in

children

.

This

essay will discuss my opinion on

this

matter.

Government

should be responsible for

this

issue as the lack of regulation in the fast food industry. The majority of the sales of fast food restaurant come from

children

however

the

government

do not control the sales of it until today. Research done by the University of Oxford has shown that Happy meal sales take up to 50% of McDonald's revenue with every 2 in 10

children

consuming 1 happy meal every two days. Other than that, the lack of public

sports

equipment

is

also

one of the reasons why

children

are obese.

In other words

,

sports

equipment

for public use is often miles away from residential areas, which discourages

children

to exercise. A recent study at the University of Waterloo showed that 70% of the

children

who are obese stay at least 5 miles away from the park.

Therefore

, the

government

should construct more

sports

equipment

around the residential areas will eventually resolve

this

issue. In conclusion, it is obvious that the

government

is responsible for

obesity

in

children

including not controlling the fast food industry which destroyed many

children

's life.

Moreover

, the lack of

sports

equipment

around housing areas pushes kids away from

obesity

.

Lastly

, unless efforts are made by the

government

to tackle

this

issue, it will only worsen if they chose to neglect it.