All over the world, societies are facing a growing problem with obesity. This problem affects both children and adults. What are the reasons for this rise in obesity, How could it be tackled?

Nations worldwide are dealing with the increasing issue of obesity.

This

is a cause for concern for all age groups There are two main causes, over-consumption of fast

food

and lack of exercise. Possible solutions would be a government tax on fast

food

and special incentives for gym membership to get

people

exercising One of the reasons that

people

are becoming overweight these days is that they are eating more junk

food

, ready meals and convenience

food

rather than cooking healthy meals at home.

This

is because many

people

tend to lead a busy life after a long day at

work

it is easier to just buy ready meals in the supermarket or get a takeaway.

For instance

, In the UK, sales of these types of

foods

have risen considerably since 1990,

this

is

due to

busy

people

seeing cooking at home as time-consuming. To tackle

this

issue the government should take steps to increase the tax on

high fat

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, high sugar or unhealthy

foods

.

Therefore

, consumers would think twice about the

foods

they consume, which could lead to them losing weight. Another problem that needs to be considered is the lack of exercise.

As a result

of leading a hectic life with pressures at

work

, many

people

are just too tired to go to the gym or join a sports club.

For example

, after a hard day at

work

, most

people

prefer to just come home and sit in front of the TV.

Furthermore

, when

people

have time off they tend to relax rather than go to a gym. One possible solution is for employers to consider the health and

well being

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of their employees and offer in-house company gyms or special incentives,

such

as discounts to join a sports or fitness club. If

this

is implemented it would have a positive effect on

peoples

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health and a reduction in weight gain. In conclusion, being overweight is an increasing issue because of

consumption

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the consumption

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of fast

food

,

convenience

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and convenience

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foods

and not enough exercise

due to

work

commitments. The government needs to look at taxing fast

food

and companies should set up incentives for gyms, sports or fitness clubs.