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

General
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The general
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health
of individuals in some states is declining
due to
overweight
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being overweight
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. In my opinion, consumption of imbalanced meals and lack of physical exercise are the major causes.
Health
education on proper nutrition and discouraging
people
on
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from
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fast
food
consumption will enable to curb the issue.
To begin
with,
due to
the busy schedule at work and during the studies, many individuals prefer to eat any
food
they come across. They are not concerned
on
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about
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whether it contains all the nutrients the
body
needs or not.
This
has led to
consumption
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the consumption
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of too much carbohydrates because they are easily affordable and easy to cook in various restaurants around the world. Since they are fast converted to energy in the
body
, there will be
urge
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an urge
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to take more and
this
will lead to
addition
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the addition
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of more weight.
For example
, a study done by students
in
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at
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the University of Florida on the impact of
food
on
peoples'
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people's
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health
showed that 92% of
total
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the total
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population
were
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was
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obese and consumed rice
atleast
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at least
twice a day.
Additionally
,
due to
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the affordabilty
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affordabilty
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affordability
of personal cars, community members have opted to use them as
means
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a means
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of transport despite the kilometres covered.
For instance
, a place of less than 5 kilometres can take approximately 30 minutes by foot but not many
people
will buy
such
idea
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an idea
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claiming that it is
time consuming
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time-consuming
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and one
become
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becomes
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very tired.
This
has led to
sharp
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a sharp
the sharp
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rise
of
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in
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the general weight because the energy in the
body
is not utilized properly.
However
, in order to encourage
people
to be physically fit, private organisations like
NGO
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NGOs
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and UNHCCR are conducting
health
sessions
to
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for
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every member of the community regardless of
the
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apply
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age on the importance of taking
balanced
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a balanced
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diet. They are even conducting campaigns on
the
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apply
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television using graphics to describe how a
health
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healthy
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meal should look like. By
this
many individuals will not only improve their personal
health
but
also
be physically fit.
Also
, members of the public are discouraged from eating processed
food
and encouraged to prepare their own.
This
is because artificial chemicals are added as preservatives and to increase shelf life which impacts the weight of the
body
negatively. To illustrate
this
, the WHO recently bunned sale of sausages from Kwetu company claiming they contained a certain chemical that added kilograms to those who consumed it. In conclusion, the general
well being
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well-being
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of an individual determines whether they are physically fit or not.
People
should be taught and given guidance on various ways of adopting healthy lifestyles.
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task response
While the essay addresses the task and discusses relevant causes and solutions, it would benefit from a clearer thesis statement and more direct examples. Strengthening the linkage between ideas can enhance clarity.
coherence cohesion
Improve coherence by ensuring each paragraph starts with a clear topic sentence that outlines its main idea. Additionally, using more transitional phrases can help in maintaining a smooth flow.
task response
The essay effectively outlines the issue of increasing weight and declining health, addressing both causes and potential solutions.
coherence cohesion
The structure of the essay is logical with a clear introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion.

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