In some countries the average weight of people is increasing and their levels of healt and fitness are decreasing. What do you think are the cause of these problems and what measures could be taken to solve them? Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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few years, obesity has become a serious problem in some countries. Today, many

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tend to be overweight and do not do any kind of sports, which leads to poor health. In my country, the issue is becoming worse and worse, and it is important to take steps to popularize a healthy lifestyle and proper nutrition. One of the reasons so many

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are obese is that they consume too much unhealthy

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. Many

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producers use sugar and other chemicals where it is not necessary just to cheapen the production process.

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, it has widely known that use palm oil in baking

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of natural butter. The solution is for government to regulate the rules of using unnatural ingredients in

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. The result will be a higher quality of nourishment. Another problem is that fitness centres are too expensive to visit on a regular base. Many work long hours and cannot visit gyms any other time. As the result, they do not move enough at all. The solution is to decrease rent and taxes for fitness centres, in order, for them to drop prices in high time. A third cause of the problem is that

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might not be well-educated on the subject.

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, a lot of families with small children can be seen in fast-

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restaurants.

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how bad nutrition habits are created. To tackle the issue, it would great to educate children about nutrition and the positive effects of doing sports regularly.

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, poor tradition will be stopped.

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, being overweight has become a real challenge in the modern world,

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reasons

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as inferior quality of

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, unaffordable fitness centres, and lack of knowledge of a healthy way of life.

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is a significant complication, and unless society can deal with it, the health of the nation is in danger. My view is that the main responsibility for solving it lies with the government, educational authorities and

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